wearing armor
Historical term for wearing armor; used in contexts related to samurai or military history. Often appears in the compound 一縮 (いっしゅく) meaning 'one suit of armor'.
See also: 一縮
The samurai adjusted his armor before battle.
counter for suits of armor
Suffix and counter used specifically for counting suits of armor. Rare and historical; not used in modern everyday counting.
Three suits of armor are stored in this castle.
reduction; cutback; scaling down · contraction; shrinkage; becoming smaller
shortening; reduction; abbreviation
compression; compacting · condensing; shortening; summarizing · data compression
concentration; enrichment; condensation
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
condensation; concentration · condensation (physics)
withering; shriveling; shrinking · atrophy; contraction
expansion and contraction; stretching and shrinking; resizing · elasticity; stretchiness; flexibility
tightening; contraction; constriction · austerity; economic curtailment; spending cuts
The kanji 縮 means 'shrink' or 'contract', but its use here as 'armor' is a specialized historical reading. The exact derivation is uncertain; it may be a phonetic loan or a specialized term from classical Japanese.
reduced drawing; miniature copy · microcosm
disarmament; arms reduction
reduced scale; scale ratio; map or drawing scale · scale down; draw at a reduced scale
reduction; cutback; contraction
reduced-size printing; compact format printing
degeneracy; degeneration · degradation; throttling
grateful; obliged; thankful · sorry; ashamed; embarrassed · cowering in fear
one suit of armor · wearing armor · armored warrior
rigidity; rigor
tetanus
contracture
crimp; crinkle; waviness
spasm; cramp; convulsive contraction
implosion
cowering; recoiling; flinching
spasticity; contracture; muscle stiffness