Contraction

Contraction in Japanese

In Japanese

短縮形(たんしゅくけい)

tanshukukei

Definition

Definition in EnglishA shortened form combining two words, used in speech and written with an apostrophe in place of omitted letters.

Definition in Japanese二つの言葉を一つに短くして、省いた文字の代わりに「'」を書く形です。

Example sentences

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