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縮める
ちぢめる
N2
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to shorten
2
to reduce
3
to shrink
4
to condense
5
to crumple (fabric)
6
to wrinkle
7
to make (one's body) smaller
8
to draw in (one's legs)
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Kanji in this word
縮
Shrink, Contract, Shrivel
17 strokes
More words with
縮
軍縮
ぐんしゅく ·
reduction of armaments
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)
Full entry on Jisho
萎縮
いしゅく ·
withering
縮れる
ちぢれる ·
to be wavy
N2
恐縮
きょうしゅく ·
sorry to trouble
N2
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