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縮む (ちぢむ) — to shrink | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle
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縮む
ちぢむ
N2
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to shrink
2
to be contracted
3
to contract
4
to diminish (in size)
Example sentence
命が縮む思いをした。
I felt as if my life had been shortened.
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Kanji in this word
縮
Shrink, Contract, Shrivel
17 strokes
More words with
縮
縮み
ちぢみ ·
shrinkage
縮小
しゅくしょう ·
reduction
N2
縮れる
ちぢれる ·
to be wavy
N2
圧縮
あっしゅく ·
compression
N2
縮まる
ちぢまる ·
to be shortened
N1
Full entry on Jisho
凝縮
ぎょうしゅく ·
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)
軍縮
ぐんしゅく ·
reduction of armaments
収縮
しゅうしゅく ·
contraction
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