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通貨縮小 (つうかしゅくしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう貨か縮しゅく小しょう

Meanings

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noun

deflation; currency contraction

finance

Finance term for a reduction in the money supply, often leading to deflation. More specific than general deflation (デフレ).

中ちゅう央おう銀ぎん行こうは通つう貨か縮しゅく小しょう政せい策さくを実じっ施しした。
The central bank implemented a currency contraction policy.
通つう貨か縮しゅく小しょうは物ぶっ価か下げ落らくを招まねくことがある。
Currency contraction can lead to falling prices.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
貨freight, goods, property
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
小

little, small

Similar words

デフレ
デフレ (deflation) refers to the general decline in prices, while 通貨縮小 specifically means a reduction in the money supply, which is often a cause of deflation.
インフレ
インフレ (inflation) is the opposite phenomenon of rising prices, often caused by an expansion of the money supply.

Etymology

Compound of 通貨 (currency) and 縮小 (reduction, contraction).