縮尺する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縮尺する | 縮尺しない |
| Polite | 縮尺します | 縮尺しません |
| Past polite | 縮尺しました | 縮尺しませんでした |
| Past | 縮尺した | 縮尺しなかった |
| Te-form | 縮尺して | 縮尺しないで |
| Desire | 縮尺したい | 縮尺したくない |
| Potential | 縮尺できる | 縮尺できない |
| Passive | 縮尺される | 縮尺されない |
| Causative | 縮尺させる | 縮尺させない |
| Causative passive | 縮尺させられる | 縮尺させられない |
| Volitional | 縮尺しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 縮尺しましょう | |
| Imperative | 縮尺しろ | 縮尺するな |
| Conditional | 縮尺すれば | 縮尺しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 縮尺したら | 縮尺しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reduced scale; scale ratio; map or drawing scale
Most commonly a noun for the ratio by which a map, plan, diagram, or model is smaller than the real thing, as in 縮尺5万分の1.
The scale of this map is one to fifty thousand.
The scale is written in the lower right corner of the drawing.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
scale down; draw at a reduced scale
As 縮尺する, it means to reduce something to a smaller scale. In ordinary contexts 縮小する is often broader, while 縮尺する is especially tied to plans, drawings, maps, diagrams, or models.
I drew the object on the plan scaled down to one hundredth of its actual size.
This map is drawn at a scale of 1:50,000.
I scaled down the blueprint to make a model.
I printed the drawing after changing its scale.
The larger the scale of a map, the more detailed it is.