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JLPT N3 · Society & news

減少

げんしょう

decrease

Stroke order of 減少

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

減 · 12 strokes少 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Water "氵" drains away to decrease "減" until only a few "少" drops remain.

Parts: 減 decrease (氵 water + 咸 all) + 少 few, little

Example sentence

子どもの数が減少しています。

こどものかずがげんしょうしています。

The number of children is decreasing.

Words with 減

Words with 少

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