減へる

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減る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Intransitive verb for something becoming less in amount, number, size, or intensity. Often used with subjects like 人口, 体重, 量, 数, 痛み, etc.

Antonyms: 増える

〈数かず〉が減へるfor a number/quantity to decrease
この町まちの人じん口こうが年ねん々ねん減へっている。
The population of this town is decreasing year by year.
体たい重じゅうが減へるto lose weight
毎まい日にち運うん動どうしているので体たい重じゅうが減へった。
I've lost weight because I exercise every day.
収しゅう入にゅうが減へるfor income to decrease
不ふ景けい気きで収しゅう入にゅうが減へってしまった。
My income has decreased because of the recession.

肉にくが減へるslim down; lose weight
腹はらが減へるget hungry; become hungry
お腹なかが減へるget hungry; become hungry
小こ腹ばらが減へるget a little hungry; get a bit peckish
減へるもんじゃないit's no big deal; it won't hurt; it's not like it's the end of the world

減へらすN4
減る is intransitive 'to decrease on its own', while 減らす is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to reduce something'.

減げん少しょうN2
減少する is a formal, written word for 'to decrease' often used in statistics or reports, while 減る is the everyday spoken verb for the same idea.
細ほそる
減る simply means a quantity decreases in amount, while 細る specifically evokes a gradual narrowing or thinning, often with a sense of decline.

増ふえるN4
increase; multiply; grow in number
貯たまるN3
減る means 'to decrease', the opposite of 貯まる's sense of money or points building up.
増ますN3
減る is the intransitive verb for something decreasing, the direct opposite of the intransitive use of 増す.

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たまるN3
減る means to decrease, the opposite of 溜まる, which means to build up or accumulate.
かさむN1
減る means to decrease, the direct opposite of かさむ's sense of increasing or piling up.
加くわわるN3
減る means to decrease, the direct opposite of 加わる's sense of increasing in amount or intensity.

経へるN1
減る (へる) means 'to decrease', while 経る (へる) is a different verb meaning 'to pass through (time, a place, a process)'; they are homophones with unrelated meanings.
ヘル
減る (へる) is an ordinary verb meaning 'to decrease,' unrelated in meaning to the katakana noun ヘル (hell) despite sharing the same pronunciation.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 減 carries the meaning of 'decrease' or 'diminish'.