12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Kun'yomi
へ る to decrease (in size or number) へ ら す to abate
On'yomi
ゲ ン reduction ②subtraction ③reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
Character Breakdown
dwindle, decrease, reduce
ゲン へ.る (5th, N2)
all, same
カン ゲン みな (Kentei 1)
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ ジュツ (Kentei 1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 6E1B |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-26 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2637 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3249 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 601 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 733 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 436 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 548 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 366 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 391 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 533 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 610 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17759 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 667 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 715 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 728 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 775 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 694 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 693 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 753 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 430 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1219 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 372 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a9.37 |
| Four corner code | 3315.0 |
| De Roo Code | 359 |