Word
縮小
しゅくしょう
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Noun · Suru verb · Transitive · Intransitive
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage
In Spanish
reducción; encogimiento
- Other forms
- 縮少
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
金属は冷やされると縮小する。
Metal contracts when cooled.
El metal se contrae al enfriarse.
Tatoeba #179640(opens in a new tab)縮小コピーを撮ってくるよ。
I'm going to make reduced copies.
Tatoeba #147830(opens in a new tab)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.
Tatoeba #138432(opens in a new tab)