縮尺(しゅくしゃく)

しゅくしゃく
noun
scale (of a map or model)
technical
1. scale; reduced scale
The ratio between the size of a representation (map, model, drawing) and the actual size of what it represents. Expressed as a fraction like 1/50000.
この地図(ちず)の縮尺(しゅくしゃく)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the scale of this map?
縮尺(しゅくしゃく)５万分(まんぶん)の１の地図(ちず)を使(つか)った。
I used a map with a scale of 1:50,000.
建築(けんちく)の模型(もけい)を実物(じつぶつ)の百分(ひゃくぶん)の一(いち)の縮尺(しゅくしゃく)で作(つく)った。
I made an architectural model at one-hundredth the actual scale.

Usage

縮尺(しゅくしゃく) is a technical term used with maps, architectural drawings, and scale models. The scale is typically expressed as a fraction (e.g., 五万分(ごまんぶん)の一(いち) = 1:50,000).

Common collocations

  • 縮尺(しゅくしゃく)を変(か)える (to change the scale)
  • 大(おお)縮尺(しゅくしゃく) (large scale — showing more detail)
  • 小(しょう)縮尺(しゅくしゃく) (small scale — covering wider area)
  • 縮尺(しゅくしゃく)模型(もけい) (scale model)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 拡大(かくだい) (enlargement)
Related: 縮小(しゅくしょう) (reduction)
Related: スケール (scale)
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Added 2026.3.6 22:46 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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