1.
to decrease, to reduce
To make less in number or amount.
体重を減らす。
To lose weight.
無駄を減らす。
To reduce waste.
ストレスを減らすために、毎日散歩をしている。
I take a walk every day to reduce stress.
減らす means to reduce, decrease, or cut down on something.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 減る (intransitive) - something decreases on its own
- Pattern: [something]を減らす
OPPOSITE PAIR:
- 減らす ↔ 増やす (to increase - transitive)
- 減る ↔ 増える (to increase - intransitive)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 体重を減らす: to lose weight
- 無駄を減らす: to reduce waste
- 費用を減らす: to cut costs
- 時間を減らす: to reduce time
- ストレスを減らす: to reduce stress
IDIOM:
腹を減らす literally 'to reduce one's stomach' means 'to get hungry.'