N2228/1725

縮しゅく小しょう

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verbintransitive verb

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しゅくしょう

Meanings

reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage

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Example sentences

計画けいかくを縮小しゅくしょうすることになった。

It was decided to scale down the plan.

予算よさんの縮小しゅくしょうにより、プロジェクトが中止ちゅうしされた。

Due to budget cuts, the project was cancelled.

会社かいしゃは事業じぎょうを縮小しゅくしょうしつつある。

The company is in the process of scaling down its operations.

人員じんいん削減さくげんによって組織そしきが大幅おおはばに縮小しゅくしょうされた。

The organization was significantly downsized due to staff reductions.

経済けいざいの低迷ていめいが続つづく中なか、多おおくの企業きぎょうが生産せいさん規模きぼの縮小しゅくしょうを余儀よぎなくされている。

With the economic slump continuing, many companies are being forced to reduce their production scale.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)