軍縮|ぐんしゅくgunshuku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounreduction of armaments; disarmament
   軍縮ぐんしゅくは必かならずや平和へいわに寄与きよする。↗

   Disarmament is sure to make for peace.

• Synonym軍備縮小ぐんびしゅくしょうWrittenWritten full form of 「軍縮」; the shorter 「軍縮」 is the usual form and appears in formal contexts as well.
• Antonym軍拡ぐんかくNeutralThe opposite of 「軍縮」: expanding a nation's forces and weapons, as in 「軍拡競争」. Neutral in register.

For a country reducing its armaments or disarmament, use 「軍縮」, as in 「軍縮会議」 and 「核軍縮」. 「軍備縮小」 is the full written form of the same idea; 「軍拡」 is the opposite, an arms buildup.

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1. 国家こっかが保有ほゆうする武器ぶきや兵力へいりょくの数かずを減へらすこと。