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    3. 緊縮

    緊縮

    緊きん縮しゅく

    tightening

    KMT8News #16+1Business & FinanceKanji Vocab32 strokes

    きんしゅく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    tightening, shrinkage, contraction, constriction

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    2.
    (economic) curtailment, retrenchment, austerity, cutting down (on spending)

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    政せい府ふは緊きん縮しゅく財ざい政せいを決けっ定ていした。

    The government decided on austerity measures.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    経けい済ざいの低てい迷めいにより、企き業ぎょうは緊きん縮しゅく策さくを講こうじている。

    Due to the economic slump, companies are implementing austerity measures.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    会かい社しゃの業ぎょう績せき悪あっ化かのため、広こう告こく費ひの緊きん縮しゅくが求もとめられている。

    Due to the company's declining performance, a tightening of advertising expenses is required.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career
    緊きん縮しゅく財ざい政せいは、国こく民みん生せい活かつに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえる可か能のう性せいがある。

    Austerity measures could have a significant impact on people's lives.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    緊きん縮しゅく政せい策さくは、長ちょう期き的てきな経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうを阻そ害がいするとの批ひ判はんもある。

    There are also criticisms that austerity policies hinder long-term economic growth.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    緊
    し.める・し.まる…(1)
    tense・solid・hard・reliable・tight
    縮
    ちぢ.む・ちぢ.まる・ちぢ.める・ちぢ.れる・ちぢ.らす…(1)
    shrink・contract・shrivel・wrinkle・reduce
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