How to Say ‘To reduce the number of people’ in Japanese
人数を減らす
ninzuu o herasu
[neen-ZOO wo heh-RAH-soo]
💬 Usage Tip: 人数 is read (ninzū), with a long "ū". It's the standard word for "headcount" in any booking.
Phrase Breakdown
人数
ninzuu
[neen-ZOO]
number of people
How many people are in a group.
人数を教えてください。
Please tell me how many people.
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
減らす
herasu
[heh-RAH-soo]
to reduce; to decrease
Transitive verb: to make something less.
塩を減らすのは大切です。
Reducing salt is important.
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