What is 少子化（しょうしか）？
What is 少子化（しょうしか）？

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日本の子供の数が減って少なくなることです。

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少子化 = declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

You can use an online dictionary, e.g.:
http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E5%B0%91%E5%AD%90%E5%8C%96&eng=&dict=edict

日本の子供の数が減って少なくなることです:

Literal translation:
japan's children's number [SUBJECT] decreasing (AND) few becoming thing (IS).

So:
It means that the number of (Japanese) children is decreasing and becoming less.

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