Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 短縮(たんしゅく) in Japanese

短縮
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
たんしゅく
Romaji
tanshuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    shortening; abbreviation; reduction
    Example sentence
    彼ら労働時間短縮要求している They are demanding shorter working hours.

Examples of 短縮, たんしゅく 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 4

12 strokes

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: みじか.い

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