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少子化

Reading

Kana: しょうしか
Romaji: shōshika
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentences

少子化(しょうしか)人口(じんこう)老齢化(ろうれいか)見越(みこ)して業務(ぎょうむ)内容(ないよう)大幅(おおはば)変更(へんこう)したあの会社(かいしゃ)先見(せんけん)(めい)があったわけだ。
➥It was very far-sighted for that company to change its policy to accommodate the decrease in numbers of children and the aging of society.
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少子化(しょうしか)からの脱却(だっきゃく)には、()(こん)マザーの増大(ぞうだい)必須(ひっす)なのに、日本(にっぽん)世論(せろん)はなぜかこの議論(ぎろん)()けている。
➥Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.
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