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N2Verb
⚙️Actions & States (generic)
縮む
chijimu
to shrink, to be contracted
Example sentence
命が縮む思いをした。
I felt as if my life had been shortened.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 縮小 | N2 | しゅくしょう | しゅくしょうreduction, curtailment | |
| 圧縮 | N2 | あっしゅく | あっしゅくcompression, condensation, pressure | |
| 恐縮 | N2 | きょうしゅく | きょうしゅくsorry to trouble | |
| 縮める | N2 | ちぢめる | ちぢめるto shorten, to reduce, to shrink | |
| 縮れる | N2 | ちぢれる | ちぢれるto be wavy, to be curled | |
| 短縮 | N1 | たんしゅく | たんしゅくshortening, abbreviation, reduction | |
| 縮まる | N1 | ちぢまる | ちぢまるto be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink |
More Actions & States (generic) words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| お帰り | おかえり | おかえりreturn, welcome (polite) | |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | きをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care | |
| ストップ | ストップ | ストップstop | |
| 清掃 | せいそう | せいそうcleaning | |
| 手入れ | ていれ | ていれrepairs, maintenance | |
| 接する | せっする | せっするto attend to (someone); to associate with | |
| 属する | ぞくする | ぞくするto belong to, to come under | |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる | あてはまるto be applicable, to come under (a category) |
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