縮小 (Shukushou) is a Japanese noun meaning “reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbreduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
Examples
縮小コピーを撮ってくるよ。
I'm going to make reduced copies.
経済は厳しい不況で縮小した。
The economy recorded a negative growth.
金属は冷やされると縮小する。
Metal contracts when cooled.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).