減らす, へらす
Conjugated: 減らし
Godan verb, Transitive, Antonym: 増やす
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
ジョギングでもして体重を減らすようにしなさい。
人減らし, ひとべらし
personnel cut, labor cut, labour cut
減らし目, へらしめ
decreasing the number of stitches (knitting)
口減らし, 口べらし, くちべらし
Takes suru, Intransitive
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)