N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

縮めるちぢめる

chijimeru

to shorten, to reduce, to shrink

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Example sentence

会社は仕事の時間を縮める予定です。

The company plans to shorten working hours.

Kanji in 縮める

contract, reduce, shrink, shrivel, wrinkle

Sentences with 縮める

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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
縮む	N2	ちぢむ	ちぢむto shrink, to be contracted
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 & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
目指す	めざす	めざすto aim at, to have an eye on
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on

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