“Shortening” in Japanese
Short answer
Shortening in Japanese is “短縮” (tanshuku). Full meaning: shortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation.
Other ways to say “Shortening” in Japanese
ショートニング
shootoningu shortening
シヨートニング
shootoningu shortening
圧縮
asshuku compression; condensing, shortening, summarizing; compression (of data)
損減
songen decreasing, diminishing, abating, shortening, impairment
約
yaku approximately, about; promise, appointment, engagement; shortening, reduction, simplification
省略
shouryaku omission, leaving out; abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement, shortening (e.g. of a name)
しょうりゃく
shouryaku omission, leaving out; abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement, shortening (e.g. of a name)
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