contraction in Japanese
contraction in Japanese is 収縮, 攣縮, 陣痛 — contraction means a shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
contraction in Japanese
収縮
Pronounced: shuushuku
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
攣縮
Pronounced: renshuku
(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
陣痛
Pronounced: jintsuu
(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
短縮形
Pronounced: tanshukukei
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
約音化
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.
What does "contraction" mean?
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noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
""Don't" is a contraction of "do not.""
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noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
"Her contractions were coming every five minutes by the time they reached the hospital."
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noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.
"The report warned of a sharp contraction in the manufacturing sector."
contraction in a sentence
- "Don't" is a contraction of "do not."
- The style guide advises against using contractions in formal essays.
- Her contractions were coming every five minutes by the time they reached the hospital.
- The report warned of a sharp contraction in the manufacturing sector.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "contraction" in Japanese?
"contraction" in Japanese is 収縮, 攣縮, 陣痛. contraction means: A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
How do you pronounce 収縮?
"contraction" in Japanese is 収縮, pronounced "shuushuku".
How do you use "contraction" in a sentence?
Example: ""Don't" is a contraction of "do not."" In Japanese, "contraction" is 収縮, 攣縮, 陣痛.
Are there other ways to say "contraction" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "contraction": 収縮, 攣縮, 陣痛, 短縮形, 約音化.
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