Vocabulary

What does 短縮 (たんしゅく, tanshuku) mean?

短縮 (たんしゅく, tanshuku) means shortening, reduction.

Quick facts
Readingたんしゅく
Romajitanshuku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
たんしゅく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanshuku

shortening, reduction

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive shortening; contraction; reduction

Example sentences

  • The meeting time was suddenly shortened.

  • We came up with ways to shorten the working time.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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