EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

    たしかに出生率の低下で子供の数が減り、学校でも生徒の数が少なくなっているのは事実ですが、しかし、これはまったくもってけっこうなことです。
    It's true that there are fewer children due to the falling birthrate, and there are fewer children in the school, but that is all to the good.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lower, short, humble

Kun
ひく.いひく.めるひく.まる
On
テイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
435 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.15The Kanji Dictionary
2224.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4f4eUnicode hex code
1-36-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
406Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
166New Nelson (John Haig)
73New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
82Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
57Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1831Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1973Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
518A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
690Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
504Morohashi
548A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
561Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
570Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677sakade
113Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
575henshall3
487Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
82Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1848Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di1Pinyin reading
jeoKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
97 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さかしと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2m1.2The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0bUnicode hex code
1-18-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9New Nelson (John Haig)
3378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14Morohashi
7A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21sakade
6Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24henshall3
13Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75crowley
32Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
4Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level