Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word . In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word , but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word you have here. The definition of the word will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 缩小

Chinese

to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
trad. (縮小) 縮 小
simp. (缩小) 缩 小

Pronunciation

Verb

縮小

  1. to shrink; to decrease in size

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縮 小
しゅく
Grade: 6 		しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From 縮 (shuku, "shrink," "reduce," "shorten") + 小 (shō, "small," "little").

Pronunciation

Noun

縮(しゅく)小(しょう) • (shukushō) 

  1. minification, condensation
  2. shortening
  3. reduction, curtailment, cut

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

縮(しゅく)小(しょう)する • (shukushō suru) suru (stem 縮(しゅく)小(しょう)し (shukushō shi), past 縮(しゅく)小(しょう)した (shukushō shita))

  1. minify, condense
  2. shorten
  3. reduce, curtail, cut down
    事業(じぎょう)の規模(きぼ)を縮小(しゅくしょう)した。
    Jigyō no kibo o shukushō shita.
    The company reduced their business.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "縮小する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 縮小し しゅくしょうし shukushō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 縮小し しゅくしょうし shukushō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 縮小する しゅくしょうする shukushō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 縮小する しゅくしょうする shukushō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 縮小すれ しゅくしょうすれ shukushō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 縮小せよ¹
縮小しろ² 		しゅくしょうせよ¹
しゅくしょうしろ² 		shukushō seyo¹
shukushō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 縮小される しゅくしょうされる shukushō sareru
Causative 縮小させる
縮小さす 		しゅくしょうさせる
しゅくしょうさす 		shukushō saseru
shukushō sasu
Potential 縮小できる しゅくしょうできる shukushō dekiru
Volitional 縮小しよう しゅくしょうしよう shukushō shiyō
Negative 縮小しない しゅくしょうしない shukushō shinai
Negative continuative 縮小せず しゅくしょうせず shukushō sezu
Formal 縮小します しゅくしょうします shukushō shimasu
Perfective 縮小した しゅくしょうした shukushō shita
Conjunctive 縮小して しゅくしょうして shukushō shite
Hypothetical conditional 縮小すれば しゅくしょうすれば shukushō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia