縮小

See also: 缩小

Chinese

 
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


Verb

縮小

  1. to shrink; to decrease in size

Antonyms

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Noun

(しゅく)(しょう) (shukushō) 

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

  • 縮小命令セットコンピュータ (shukushō meirei setto konpyūta): Reduced Instruction Set Computer
  • 拡大縮小 (kakudai shukushō): scaling, zooming
  • 軍備縮小 (gunbi shukushō): reduction of armaments, disarmament
  • 景気縮小 (keiki shukushō): economic contraction
  • 輸出縮小 (shushutsu shukushō): export reduction, export contraction
  • 瞳孔縮小 (dōkō shukushō): pupil contraction
  • 左心縮小術 (sashin-shukushōjutsu): reduction left ventriculoplasty, Batista procedure

Verb

(しゅく)(しょう)する (shukushō suru) suru (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.

Conjugation

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