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縮める (ちぢめる) — to shorten | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle
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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
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