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Definition and Synonyms for 短縮
| 1. | 短縮 | 単語あるいはフレーズの短縮形 |
| Abbreviation | a shortened form of a word or phrase | |
| Synonyms: | 略字, 略称, 略語, 省筆, 短縮, 短縮形 | |
| 2. | 短縮 | 意図されまたは適等な終了期または期間満了になる前に終了または省略する |
| Clip | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | |
| Synonyms: | 短縮 | |
| 3. | 短縮 | 最初に意図されていたものより短くする |
| Shorten | make shorter than originally intended | |
| Synonyms: | つづめる, 切り上げる, 短縮, 端折る, 縮む, 縮める, 詰む, 詰める | |
| 4. | 短縮 | 2つ以上の単語から、いくつかの音を省いたり、結びつけたりして作られた単語 |
| Contraction | a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds | |
| Synonyms: | コントラクション, 収斂, 収縮, 短縮, 緊縮, 縮約, 萎縮 | |
| 5. | 短縮 | 複雑さを減らす行為 |
| Reduction | the act of reducing complexity | |
| Synonyms: | リダクション, 低減, 値下げ, 切り詰め, 切り詰める, 削減, 引き下げ, 引き下げる, 減反, 減少, 短縮, 節減, 簡素化, 縮小, 還元 | |
| 6. | 短縮 | 量や率の減少 |
| Cutback | a reduction in quantity or rate | |
| Synonyms: | カットバック, 削減, 短縮 | |
| 7. | 短縮 | 長さを減らす行為 |
| Shortening | act of decreasing in length | |
| Synonyms: | 短縮 | |
| 8. | 減じる | カットして減らす |
| Trim Down | cut down on | |
| Synonyms: | そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減 | |
| 9. | 短縮 | 短く切られているという一時的な特質 |
| Curtailment | the temporal property of being cut short | |
| Synonyms: | 短縮 | |
| 10. | 短縮 | 長さあるいは期間を減らすまたは縮小する |
| Shorten | reduce or retrench in length or duration | |
| Synonyms: | つづめる, 切り上げる, 短縮, 端折る, 縮む, 縮める, 詰む, 詰める | |
| 11. | 減じる | 減少させる |
| Trim Down | make a reduction in | |
| Synonyms: | そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減 |
Meanings for each kanji in 短縮
| » | 短 | short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point |
| » | 縮 | shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce |
Categories 短縮 is a member of
| 1. | 変易 | 何かを変える行為 |
| Change | the action of changing something | |
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| 2. | 短縮 | 最初に意図されていたものより短くする |
| Shorten | make shorter than originally intended | |
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| 3. | 減少 | 何かを小さく、あるいは少なくする行為 |
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something | |
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| 4. | 減じる | カットして減らす |
| Trim Down | cut down on | |
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| 5. | 減じる | 小さくする |
| Minify | make smaller | |
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| 6. | 短さ | 短い一時的な範囲の特性 |
| Shortness | the property of being of short temporal extent | |
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| 7. | 単語 | ネイティブスピーカーが同定できる言語の単位 |
| Word | a unit of language that native speakers can identify | |
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| 8. | 語形 | ある物を説明または特定するために使用する言葉の、音韻論的または正字法の音あるいは外観 |
| Form | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | |
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Sample Sentences for 短縮
これらの労働者を一時解雇するかわりに、彼等の労働時間を短縮すればよいじゃないか。
Instead of laying off these workers, why don't we just cut their hours?
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