Meaning of 縮小 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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縮小JLPT 2
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Kana Readingしゅくしょう
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Romajishukushō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- reduction; curtailment
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Example Sentences
縮小, しゅくしょう used in context
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He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
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A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
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I'm going to make reduced copies.
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The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
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The factory had to cut back its production.
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The economy recorded a negative growth.
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Kanji found in this word
shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
On: シュク
Kun: ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす
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