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短縮
たんしゅく
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
shortening
2
abbreviation
3
reduction
4
contraction
Example sentence
その橋のおかげで、私達は大いに時間が短縮できた。
The bridge saved us a lot of time.
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Kanji in this word
短
Short, Brevity, Fault
12 strokes
縮
Shrink, Contract, Shrivel
17 strokes
More words with
短
短大
たんだい ·
junior college
N1
短波
たんぱ ·
short wave
N1
短期
たんき ·
short term
N2
短編
たんぺん ·
short (e.g., story, film)
N2
短い
みじかい ·
Full entry on Jisho
short (length)
N5
短～
たん～ ·
short ~
N2
最短
さいたん ·
shortest
短気
たんき ·
quick temper
N1
More words with
縮
縮み
ちぢみ ·
shrinkage
縮小
しゅくしょう ·
reduction
N2
縮れる
ちぢれる ·
to be wavy
N2
圧縮
あっしゅく ·
compression
N2
縮まる
ちぢまる ·
to be shortened
N1
凝縮
ぎょうしゅく ·
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)
軍縮
ぐんしゅく ·
reduction of armaments
収縮
しゅうしゅく ·
contraction
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