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減らす
Readings
へらす
herasu
English
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
Antonym: 増やす
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
Conjugated forms
Present, Future 減らす, 減らします
[does], will [do] 減らさない, 減らしません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 減らした, 減らしました
[did] 減らさなかった, 減らしませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 減らして, 減らしまして 減らさないで, 減らしませんで 減らさなくて
Kanjis
減 ON: ゲン KUN: へ.る, へ.らす
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Stroke: 12 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 3315.5


Phrases
ジョギングでもして体重を減らすようにしなさい。
Parts: ジョギング (ジョッギング) でも 体重 (たいじゅう) 減らす (へらす) ようにする なさい
Try to lose weight by jogging.

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