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縮小

しゅくしょう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1reduction
2curtailment
3cut

Example sentence

多くの会社が人員を最低限にまで縮小した。

A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.

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Kanji in this word

縮Shrink, Contract, Shrivel17 strokes 小Little, Small3 strokes

More words with 縮

軍縮ぐんしゅく · reduction of armaments 短縮たんしゅく · shorteningN1 濃縮のうしゅく · concentration (e.g. of a solution)圧縮あっしゅく · compressionN2 縮れるちぢれる · to be wavyN2

Full entry on Jisho

萎縮

いしゅく · withering

縮めるちぢめる · to shortenN2

恐縮きょうしゅく · sorry to troubleN2

More words with 小

小説しょうせつ · novelN4 小選挙区しょうせんきょく · small electoral district 小学生しょうがくせい · elementary school pupilN2 小学校しょうがっこう · elementary schoolN4 小型こがた · small-sized 小川おがわ · stream 中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょう · small and medium-sized enterprises 最小限さいしょうげん · minimum

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