縮小コピー

• Reading: しゅくしょうこぴー
• Romaji: shukushoukopii
• Kanji breakdown: 縮 (shuku/chiji) — shrink, contract; 小 (shou/chii) — small, little
• Pronunciation: /ɕɯ.kɯ.ɕoː.ko.piː/

Meaning

Reduced copy; scaled-down photocopy. A copy made at a smaller size than the original.

A compound noun combining 縮小 (reduction) with コピー (copy). Commonly used in office and printing contexts when making photocopies at a reduced scale. The opposite is 拡大コピー (kakudai kopii, enlarged copy). A practical vocabulary item for workplace Japanese.

Examples

1. この書類を縮小コピーしてファイルに入れてください。 Please make a reduced copy of this document and put it in the file.
2. 地図の縮小コピーを持っていくと便利だ。 It's handy to bring a scaled-down copy of the map.
3. 縮小コピーだと文字が小さすぎて読めない。 The text is too small to read on a reduced copy.

Usage Guide

Context: office, printing, school

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 縮小 (shukushou, reduction) + コピー (kopii, from English 'copy'). A modern office term formed by combining a Sino-Japanese word with a Western loanword.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal