縮小する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縮小する | 縮小しない |
| Polite | 縮小します | 縮小しません |
| Past polite | 縮小しました | 縮小しませんでした |
| Past | 縮小した | 縮小しなかった |
| Te-form | 縮小して | 縮小しないで |
| Desire | 縮小したい | 縮小したくない |
| Potential | 縮小できる | 縮小できない |
| Passive | 縮小される | 縮小されない |
| Causative | 縮小させる | 縮小させない |
| Causative passive | 縮小させられる | 縮小させられない |
| Volitional | 縮小しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 縮小しましょう | |
| Imperative | 縮小しろ | 縮小するな |
| Conditional | 縮小すれば | 縮小しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 縮小したら | 縮小しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
reduction; cutback; scaling down
Transitive use: to make the size, scale, budget, scope, or operation of something smaller. Common as 縮小する and in nouns such as 予算の縮小 or 事業縮小.
The company plans to reduce next year's budget.
In response to falling demand, they scaled down the factory's production.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
contraction; shrinkage; becoming smaller
Intransitive use: something becomes smaller or contracts in size, scale, or scope. Often used for markets, differences, economies, spaces, or images.
The domestic market is shrinking because of the declining birthrate.
The image was slightly reduced on the copier.
The company scaled down its business due to the recession.
The government decided to reduce the scale of the plan.
Please make a reduced copy of this document to A4 size.
The market in this field is on a shrinking trend.
The economic gap between the two countries is narrowing.
縮小 means scaling down or shrinking something in general (a business, a project), whereas 減員 narrowly targets a reduction in personnel numbers.
縮小 means reducing size or scale generally, while 圧縮 specifically implies compacting through pressure or removing slack.
縮小する is a more formal word often used for scale, budget, or size reduction, while 縮まる is the everyday intransitive verb for something shrinking or a gap narrowing on its own.
縮小する is a formal term for reducing scale or size (budgets, operations), while 縮む is used for physical shrinking of concrete things.
縮小 means a shrinking or reduction in size, the opposite of the expanding extent implied by 広がり.
縮小 means to shrink or reduce something, the direct opposite of 拡充's expansion and enhancement.
縮小 means to shrink or scale down, the opposite of 展開's sense of expanding or deploying something over a wider area.
縮小する means to shrink or reduce in scale, the opposite of 広がる expanding or spreading out.
縮小 means shrinking or reducing something, the opposite of 増幅 when it refers to making something larger or more intense in general.
縮小 means reduction in scale, the opposite of 膨張's growth in size or scope.
balanced contraction; diminishing equilibrium; reductive balance
reduction of armaments; disarmament