収縮

• 読み: しゅうしゅく
• ローマ字: shuushuku
• 漢字の分解: 収 (shuu/osa) — collect, take in; 縮 (shuku/chiji) — shrink, contract
• 発音: /ɕɯː.ɕɯ.kɯ/

意味

Contraction; shrinkage; constriction. The process of becoming smaller or tighter.

A noun and suru verb used in science, medicine, and economics. In medicine it describes muscle or blood vessel contraction; in economics it refers to market or monetary deflation. The opposite is 膨張 (bouchou, expansion). Can function as an intransitive verb with する.

例文

1. 寒さで血管が収縮すると血圧が上がる。
2. 経済の収縮が長引いている。
3. 筋肉が収縮してけいれんが起きた。

使い方ガイド

場面: science, medicine, economics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 収 (shuu, collect/take in) + 縮 (shuku, shrink/contract). Both characters convey the idea of drawing inward, creating a word that describes physical or metaphorical contraction.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal