N31149/1669

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

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Example sentences

人口じんこうっている。

The population is decreasing.

なかったので、なにべたい。

I'm hungry, so I want to eat something.

最近さいきん、この地域ちいき子供こどもかずっているそうだ。

I heard that the number of children in this area has been decreasing recently.

節約せつやくしたのに、おかね全然ぜんぜんらない

Even though I tried to save money, it doesn't decrease at all.

交通こうつう事故じこ件数けんすう昨年さくねんくらべて大幅おおはばった報告ほうこくされている。

It has been reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased significantly compared to last year.