縮小

Verb

 * 1) to shrink; to decrease in size

Etymology
From 縮 (shuku, "shrink," "reduce," "shorten") + 小 (shō, "small," "little").

Noun

 * 1) minification, condensation
 * 2) shortening
 * 3) reduction, curtailment, cut

Derived terms

 * 縮小命令セットコンピュータ (shukushō meirei setto konpyūta): Reduced Instruction Set Computer
 * 拡大縮小 (kakudai shukushō): scaling, zooming
 * 軍備縮小 (gunbi shukushō): reduction of armaments, disarmament
 * 景気縮小 (keiki shukushō): economic contraction
 * 輸出縮小 (shushutsu shukushō): export reduction, export contraction
 * 瞳孔縮小 (dōkō shukushō): pupil contraction
 * 左心縮小術 (sashin-shukushōjutsu): reduction left ventriculoplasty, Batista procedure

Verb

 * 1) minify, condense
 * 2) shorten
 * 3) reduce, curtail, cut down