少子化
Chinese edit
young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform | ||
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trad. (少子化) | 少 | 子 | 化 | |
simp. #(少子化) | 少 | 子 | 化 |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 (shōshika).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
少子化
- low birth rate
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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少 | 子 | 化 |
しょう Grade: 2 |
し Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- decline in the number or proportion of children in the population due to a declining birth rate