"減る" meaning in Japanese

See 減る in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [he̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|へる|tr=intrans|type=1}} 減(へ)る • (heru) intransitive godan (stem 減(へ)り (heri), past 減(へ)った (hetta)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|へ|4-r}} Forms: 減る [canonical] (ruby: ()), heru [romanization], 減り [stem] (ruby: ()), 減った [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 減ら [error-unrecognized-form], へら [error-unrecognized-form], hera [error-unrecognized-form], 減り [error-unrecognized-form], へり [error-unrecognized-form], heri [error-unrecognized-form], 減る [error-unrecognized-form], へる [error-unrecognized-form], heru [error-unrecognized-form], 減れ [error-unrecognized-form], へれ [error-unrecognized-form], here [error-unrecognized-form], 減られる [passive], へられる [passive], herareru [passive], 減らせる [causative], 減らす [causative], へらせる [causative], へらす [causative], heraseru [causative], herasu [causative], 減れる [potential], へれる [potential], hereru [potential], 減ろう [volitional], へろう [volitional], herō [volitional], 減らない [negative], へらない [negative], heranai [negative], 減らず [continuative, negative], へらず [continuative, negative], herazu [continuative, negative], 減ります [formal], へります [formal], herimasu [formal], 減った [perfective], へった [perfective], hetta [perfective], 減って [conjunctive], へって [conjunctive], hette [conjunctive], 減れば [conditional, hypothetical], へれば [conditional, hypothetical], hereba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 減ら [irrealis, stem], へら [irrealis, stem], fera [irrealis], 減り [continuative, stem], へり [continuative, stem], feri [continuative], 減る [stem, terminative], へる [stem, terminative], feru [terminative], 減る [attributive, stem], へる [attributive, stem], feru [attributive], 減れ [realis, stem], へれ [realis, stem], fere [realis], 減れ [imperative, stem], へれ [imperative, stem], fere [imperative], 減らず [negative], へらず [negative], ferazu [negative], 減れど [contrastive], へれど [contrastive], feredo [contrastive], 減れば [causative], へれば [causative], fereba [causative], 減らば [conditional], へらば [conditional], feraba [conditional], 減りき [past], へりき [past], feriki [past], 減りけり [past], へりけり [past], ferikeri [past], 減りつ [perfect], へりつ [perfect], feritu [perfect], 減りぬ [perfect], へりぬ [perfect], ferinu [perfect], 減れり [continuative, perfect], 減りたり [continuative, perfect], へれり [continuative, perfect], へりたり [continuative, perfect], fereri [continuative, perfect], feritari [continuative, perfect], 減らむ [volitional], へらむ [volitional], feramu [volitional]
  1. To be reduced or decrease in size or quantity; to become fewer Derived forms: 腹が減る (hara ga heru) (ruby: (はら), ())

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "fueru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "増",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "増える"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuwawaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "加",
          "くわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "加わる"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "減",
          "へ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減り",
      "roman": "heri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "減",
          "へ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減った",
      "roman": "hetta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "減",
          "へ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "here",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hetta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feraba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feriki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feritu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fereri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feritari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feramu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "へる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "減(へ)る • (heru) intransitive godan (stem 減(へ)り (heri), past 減(へ)った (hetta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "へ",
        "2": "4-r"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -eru",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "hara ga heru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "腹",
              "はら"
            ],
            [
              "減",
              "へ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "腹が減る"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I lost 5 kilos of bodyweight",
          "ref": "2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:",
          "roman": "Taijū ga go kiro hetta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "体",
              "たい"
            ],
            [
              "重",
              "じゅう"
            ],
            [
              "五",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "減",
              "へ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "体重が五キロ減った",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be reduced or decrease in size or quantity; to become fewer"
      ],
      "id": "en-減る-ja-verb-8-3EGAn6",
      "links": [
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "fewer",
          "fewer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "へる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "減る"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "fueru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "増",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "増える"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuwawaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "加",
          "くわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "加わる"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hara ga heru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "腹",
          "はら"
        ],
        [
          "減",
          "へ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "腹が減る"
    }
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          "減",
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "減り",
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          "減",
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        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "減った",
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          "減",
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        ]
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ja-go-ru",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "減ら",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "へら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へる",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "here",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらせる",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれる",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hetta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へり",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "へる",
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        "stem",
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    {
      "form": "feru",
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      "tags": [
        "terminative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "減る",
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "へる",
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "feru",
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      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
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    },
    {
      "form": "減れ",
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "へれ",
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "fere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "減らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "へらず",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "ferazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れど",
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    {
      "form": "へれど",
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      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "feredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "contrastive"
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      "form": "減れば",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "へれば",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "fereba",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "減らば",
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        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feraba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feriki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feritu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減れり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減りたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へれり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へりたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fereri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feritari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "減らむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "へらむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feramu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "へる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "減(へ)る • (heru) intransitive godan (stem 減(へ)り (heri), past 減(へ)った (hetta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "へ",
        "2": "4-r"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual script codes",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese godan verbs",
        "Japanese godan verbs ending with -eru",
        "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
        "Japanese intransitive verbs",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I lost 5 kilos of bodyweight",
          "ref": "2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:",
          "roman": "Taijū ga go kiro hetta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "体",
              "たい"
            ],
            [
              "重",
              "じゅう"
            ],
            [
              "五",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "減",
              "へ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "体重が五キロ減った",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be reduced or decrease in size or quantity; to become fewer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "fewer",
          "fewer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "へる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "減る"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 減る meaning in Japanese (9.4kB)

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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "減る",
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}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "減る",
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}

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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
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}

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  "section": "Japanese",
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}

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