Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 短縮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 短たん 縮しゅく する 短たん 縮しゅく しない Polite 短たん 縮しゅく します 短たん 縮しゅく しません Past polite 短たん 縮しゅく しました 短たん 縮しゅく しませんでした Past 短たん 縮しゅく した 短たん 縮しゅく しなかった Te-form 短たん 縮しゅく して 短たん 縮しゅく しないで Desire 短たん 縮しゅく したい 短たん 縮しゅく したくない Potential 短たん 縮しゅく できる 短たん 縮しゅく できない Passive 短たん 縮しゅく される 短たん 縮しゅく されない Causative 短たん 縮しゅく させる 短たん 縮しゅく させない Causative passive 短たん 縮しゅく させられる 短たん 縮しゅく させられない Volitional 短たん 縮しゅく しよう Polite volitional 短たん 縮しゅく しましょう Imperative 短たん 縮しゅく しろ 短たん 縮しゅく するな Conditional 短たん 縮しゅく すれば 短たん 縮しゅく しなければ Tara conditional 短たん 縮しゅく したら 短たん 縮しゅく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 時じ 間かん 〉 を 短たん 縮しゅく する to shorten a period of time
The company shortened working hours.
〈 事こと 〉 を 短たん 縮しゅく して 〈 言い う 〉 to abbreviate a word or phrase
"Personal computer" is abbreviated to "pasokon".
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 までの 距きょ 離り を 短たん 縮しゅく する to shorten the distance to a place
The new road was completed, shortening the distance to the station.
Kanji 縮 shrink, contract, shrivel Related words· 7 省略 means omitting or leaving out parts entirely, while 短縮 means making something shorter without necessarily cutting content.
縮小 refers to reducing overall size or scale (like an image or budget), while 短縮 specifically refers to reducing length or duration.
削減 is used for cutting quantities, costs, or numbers, whereas 短縮 is used for reducing time or length.
短縮する is a formal, often institutional word for shortening a duration or process, while 縮める is a more general, everyday verb usable for many kinds of objects.
Show 3 more Show fewer 短縮する specifically means to shorten length or duration (like a schedule or distance), while 略す is used for abbreviating words, names, or texts.
短縮する is a formal, neutral word for shortening a time or distance, while 詰める can describe the same shortening but often with a physical, hands-on feel (like packing a schedule tighter).
短縮 means shortening (time, distance, text) without the connotation of pressure or density that 圧縮 carries.
Opposites 延長 means extending or lengthening something, the direct opposite of 短縮 's meaning of shortening.
短縮 means shortening or reducing a period, the opposite of 引き延ばし 's meaning of extending or prolonging.
Don't confuse with 圧縮 means to compress or squeeze data or matter into a smaller volume, while 短縮 means to shorten duration or length, not physical density.
短縮 means to shorten something in duration or length, whereas 収縮 refers to physical shrinking or contraction in size or volume.
短縮 specifically means shortening something in time or length (e.g. 短縮授業 ), while 縮小 refers to reducing overall size, scale, or scope.
Word family· 13 contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
curtailment of operations; production cutback; short-time working
shortened URL; URL shortening
short reference (string)
compaction method
Show 5 more Show fewer reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
speed dialing
short reference set
Lorentz contraction; length contraction
short reference use declaration
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Etymology Compound of 短 (short) and 縮 (shrink/contract). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'to shorten'.
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