See also: 缩小

Chinese

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to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
trad. (縮小)
simp. (缩小)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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縮小

  1. to shrink; to decrease in size

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅく
Grade: 6
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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From (shuku, "shrink," "reduce," "shorten") + (shō, "small," "little").

Noun

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(しゅく)(しょう) (shukushō

  1. minification, condensation
  2. shortening
  3. reduction, curtailment, cut

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Verb

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(しゅく)(しょう)する (shukushō surusuru (stem (しゅく)(しょう) (shukushō shi), past (しゅく)(しょう)した (shukushō shita))

  1. minify, condense
  2. shorten
  3. reduce, curtail, cut down
    事業(じぎょう)規模(きぼ)縮小(しゅくしょう)した。
    Jigyō no kibo o shukushō shita.
    The company reduced their business.

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