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🔄Change & Process

短縮たんしゅく

tanshuku

shortening, abbreviation, reduction

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Example sentence

彼らは労働時間の短縮を要求している。

They are demanding shorter working hours.

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Kanji in 短縮

short, fault, defect

contract, reduce, shrink, shrivel, wrinkle

Sentences with 短縮

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
短い	N5	みじかい	みじかいshort (length)
短期	N2	たんき	たんきshort term
縮小	N2	しゅくしょう	しゅくしょうreduction, curtailment
圧縮	N2	あっしゅく	あっしゅくcompression, condensation, pressure
短編	N2	たんぺん	たんぺんshort (e.g., story, film)
恐縮	N2	きょうしゅく	きょうしゅくsorry to trouble
短所	N2	たんしょ	たんしょdefect, weak point; disadvantage
縮む	N2	ちぢむ	ちぢむto shrink, to be contracted

More Change & Process words

Word	Reading	Meaning
開発	かいはつ	かいはつdevelopment, exploitation
限定	げんてい	げんていlimit, restriction
運営	うんえい	うんえいmanagement, administration, operation
採用	さいよう	さいようuse, adopt
破壊	はかい	はかいdestruction
導入	どうにゅう	どうにゅうintroduction, bringing in, leading in
設置	せっち	せっちestablishment, institution
復活	ふっかつ	ふっかつrevival (e.g., musical), restoration

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