Lingaku減らす【へらす】
Frequency rank: 3,034.
- to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shortenantonym: 増やす
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 減らす【へらす】Frequency rank: 3,034.
- へらすFrequency rank: 30,783. – 31,057.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
This word is used when referring to the action of making something smaller, lesser, or shorter in quantity, size, or degree.
Generated collocations (experimental)
へらす減らすことthe act of decreasingむだ無駄をへらす減らすto reduce wasteさいずサイズをへらす減らすto decrease the sizeこすとコストをへらす減らすto reduce costsじかん時間をへらす減らすto reduce timeりよう利用をへらす減らすto reduce usageすとれすストレスをへらす減らすto reduce stressりすくリスクをへらす減らすto minimize riskすう数をへらす減らすto decrease the numberえいきょう影響をへらす減らすto lessen the impactへらす減らすどりょく努力をするto make efforts to decreaseしゅっぴ出費をへらす減らすto cut expenses
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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My father cut down on salty food as I had advised.
She wants to lose weight because she is overweight.
She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight.
Though he dieted, he still could not lose weight.
It cannot reasonably be assumed that decreasing the dose would reduce the risk of side-effects.
If you want to lose weight, you should cut down on between-meal snacks.
After his heart attack, Jim had to cut down on his sugar intake.
I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.