Japanese word
少子化
しょうしか
In your course · Chapter 53
- Part of speech
- noun
- Level
- B2
Meanings
- declining birthrate
Source: Tonada course
Kanji
- 少
- On reading:
- ショウ
- Kun reading:
- すく.ない、すこ.し
- Meanings:
- few, little
- 子
- On reading:
- シ、ス、ツ
- Kun reading:
- -こ、こ、ね
- Meanings:
- child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
- 化
- On reading:
- カ、ケ
- Kun reading:
- け.する、ば.かす、ば.ける、ふ.ける
- Meanings:
- change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Source: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG Licence))