伸縮

• 読み: しんしゅく
• ローマ字: shinshuku
• 漢字の分解: 伸 (shin) — stretch, extend, grow; 縮 (shuku) — shrink, contract, reduce
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.ɕɯ.kɯ/

意味

Expansion and contraction; elasticity; stretching and shrinking; flexibility.

A noun and する verb describing the property of expanding and contracting, or the act of doing so. Used for physical materials (elastic fabric, rubber), mechanical devices (telescoping poles), and figuratively for flexible schedules or plans. The adjective form 伸縮性 (shinshukusei) means 'elasticity.'

例文

1. この素材は伸縮性があるので動きやすい。
2. 伸縮する棒を使えば高い所にも届く。
3. スケジュールに伸縮の余地を持たせた方がいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: materials, manufacturing, daily life, figurative

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 伸 (shin, stretch/extend) + 縮 (shuku, shrink/contract). An antonym compound (対義複合語) that combines opposite meanings to express the full range of elastic movement.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal