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萎縮
いしゅく
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
withering
2
shrivelling
3
shrinking
4
contraction
5
atrophy
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Mine a sentence — saw 萎縮 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
縮
Shrink, Contract, Shrivel
17 strokes
More words with
萎
萎える
なえる ·
to lose strength
萎れる
しおれる ·
to wither
萎む
しぼむ ·
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.)
萎びる
しなびる ·
to shrivel
N1
More words with
縮
軍縮
ぐんしゅく ·
reduction of armaments
Full entry on Jisho
縮小
しゅくしょう ·
reduction
N2
短縮
たんしゅく ·
shortening
N1
圧縮
あっしゅく ·
compression
N2
濃縮
のうしゅく ·
concentration (e.g. of a solution)
縮める
ちぢめる ·
to shorten
N2
縮れる
ちぢれる ·
to be wavy
N2
恐縮
きょうしゅく ·
sorry to trouble
N2