縮小
しゅくしょう
shukushou
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 59 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
縮小 (しゅくしょう (shukushou)) means "Reduction". It is read しゅくしょう (shukushou). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Reduction
Also : Cut · Cutback · Shrinkage · Contraction · Curtailment
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Example Sentences
経済危機により、企業の規模が縮小を余儀なくされた。
けいざいききにより、きぎょうのきぼがしゅくしょうをよぎなくされた。
The economic crisis forced the company to downsize.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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