EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction

    これはあなたの減量に役立つ良い運動です。
    This is a good exercise to help you lose weight.
  2. loss in quantity; reduction of quantity

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Kun
へ.るへ.らす
On
ゲン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
261 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3a9.37The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6e1bUnicode hex code
1-24-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2637Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3249New Nelson (John Haig)
601New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
733Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
436Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
366Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
391Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
533A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
610Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17759Morohashi
667A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
715Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
728Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
775sakade
694Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693henshall3
753Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
430Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1219Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
372Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian3Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

Kun
はか.る
On
リョウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
469 of 2500
Radical
village
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

かず

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.9The Kanji Dictionary
6010.4Four corner code
3872deroo
91cfUnicode hex code
1-46-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2141Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6209New Nelson (John Haig)
2471New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3119Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1598Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
177Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
189Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
544A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1741Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
743Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40138Morohashi
600A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
411Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
734sakade
973Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
630henshall3
601Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1804Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang4, liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level