しょう
少
し
子
こう
高
れい
齢
か
化

noun

  1. decreasing birthrate and aging population, aging population combined with the diminishing number of children, declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people, dwindling birthrate and an aging population, low birthrate and longevity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
少
し
子
こう
高
れい
齢
か
化
 少子高齢化 しょうしこうれいか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
age
レイ　よわい　とし (7th, N2)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
orders, laws, command
レイ　りょう　のり (4th, N2)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
change, take the form of, influence
カ　ば.ける　ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)