少子化
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Chinese
young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (少子化) | 少 | 子 | 化 | |
| simp. #(少子化) | 少 | 子 | 化 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 (shōshika).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǎozǐhhuà
- Wade–Giles: shao3-tzŭ3-hua4
- Yale: shǎu-dž-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaotzyyhuah
- Palladius: шаоцзыхуа (šaoczyxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-chú-hòa
- Tâi-lô: siáu-tsú-huà
- Phofsit Daibuun: siawzw'hoax
- IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
少子化
- low birth rate
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 少 | 子 | 化 |
| しょう Grade: 2 |
し Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | ||
Noun
- decline in the number or proportion of children in the population due to a declining birth rate