“To reduce” in Japanese
Short answer
To reduce in Japanese is “狭める” (sebameru). Full meaning: to narrow, to reduce, to contract.
Other ways to say “To reduce” in Japanese
縮める
chijimeru to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
割り引く
waribiku to discount, to reduce (the price), to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt, to not take at face value, to discount
減じる
genjiru to decrease, to be reduced, to grow less, to abate; to reduce, to lessen, to cut down, to mitigate, to diminish; to subtract, to deduct, to take off
減ずる
genzuru to decrease, to be reduced, to grow less, to abate; to reduce, to lessen, to cut down, to mitigate, to diminish; to subtract, to deduct, to take off
引き下げる
hikisageru to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
切り下げる
kirisageru to cut down, to prune, to reduce, to cut and hang down, to cut shorter; to round down (e.g. fraction)
下げる
sageru to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower, to reduce, to bring down; to demote, to move back, to pull back
ちぢめる
chijimeru to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
せばめる
sebameru to narrow, to reduce, to contract
わりびく
waribiku to discount, to reduce (the price), to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt, to not take at face value, to discount
ちゞめる
chijimeru to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
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