Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 縮小(しゅくしょう) in Japanese

縮小
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
しゅくしょう
Romaji
shukushō
Word Senses
  • 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
    Example sentence
    はその恐竜精巧な縮小模型じっと見つめた He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.

Examples of 縮小, しゅくしょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

On'Yomi: シュク

Kun'Yomi: ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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