縮小、縮少
しゅくしょう
shukushou
JMdict entry #1337630
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はその恐竜の精巧な縮小模型をじっと見つめた。
kare ha sono kyouryuu no seikou na shukushou mokei wo jitto mitsume ta 。
He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
多くの国において軍備縮小は実際には難しい。
ooku no kuni ni oi te gunbi shukushou ha jissai ni ha muzukashii 。
Disarmament is in practice difficult in many countries.
多くの会社が人員を最低限にまで縮小した。
ooku no kaisha ga jin'in wo saitei gen ni made shukushou shi ta 。
A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
縮小コピーを撮ってくるよ。
shukushou kopii wo toxtsu te kuru yo 。
I'm going to make reduced copies.
国内市場の縮小はインフレに依るものです。
kokunai shijou no shukushou ha infure ni yoru mono desu 。
The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
工場は生産を縮小せざるをえなかった。
koujou ha seisan wo shukushou se zaru wo e nakaxtsu ta 。
The factory had to cut back its production.