軍縮

• 読み: ぐんしゅく
• ローマ字: gunshuku
• 漢字の分解: 軍 (gun) — military, army; 縮 (shuku) — shrink, reduce
• 発音: /ɡɯ.ɴ.ɕɯ.kɯ/

意味

Disarmament; arms reduction. The process of reducing or limiting a nation's military forces, weapons, or expenditure.

Short for 軍備縮小 (reduction of armaments). Appears frequently in diplomatic and international relations discourse. Common collocations include 核軍縮 (nuclear disarmament), 軍縮交渉 (disarmament negotiations), and 軍縮条約 (arms reduction treaty). Contrasts with 軍拡 (arms expansion) and 再軍備 (rearmament).

例文

1. 冷戦終結後、両国の間で軍縮交渉が進展した。
2. 核軍縮を推進するための多国間条約が締結された。
3. 予算削減を背景に、政府は段階的な軍縮方針を打ち出した。

使い方ガイド

場面: international relations, diplomacy, defence policy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Abbreviation of 軍備縮小 (gunbi shukushō). 軍 (gun) means military; 縮 (shuku) means to contract or reduce. The term gained prominence in the early 20th century amid international disarmament conferences.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated