How to say 'Shortening' in Japanese | 短縮

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The Japanese word for Shortening is 'Tanshuku', written as 短縮 in Japanese.'Shortening' in hiragana is たんしゅく.

word

短縮

Meaning

Shortening

Reading

たんしゅく

tanshuku

Kanji

短Short 縮Shrink

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '短縮 (たんしゅく)' means 'shortening'. It refers to the act of making something shorter in length, duration, or size. This term is often used in contexts such as time management, physical objects, or processes. For example: The meeting time was shortened「会議の時間が短縮された」(かいぎのじかんがたんしゅくされた). They shortened the document「彼らは文書を短縮した」(かれらはぶんしょをたんしゅくした). It can also be used in technical or formal contexts, such as 'shortening a URL'「URLを短縮する」(ゆーあーるえるをたんしゅくする).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7001

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 短縮

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

短

Meaning

Short

kanji

縮

Meaning

Shrink

Words Related to 短縮 Through the Kanji 短

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 短 as well.

word

短い

Meaning

Short

word

短

Meaning

Short

word

短期

Meaning

Short term

word

短大

Meaning

Junior college

word

短所

Meaning

Weakness

word

短期大学

Meaning

Junior college

Words Related to 短縮 Through the Kanji 縮

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 縮 as well.

word

縮小

Meaning

Reduction

word

縮める

Meaning

Shrink, Shorten

word

縮む

Meaning

Shrink

word

縮み

Meaning

Shrinkage

word

縮まる

Meaning

Shrink

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'Tanshuku' means 'Shortening' .

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