寒さで体が縮んだ。
My body shrank from the cold.
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Example Sentences for 縮
Kanji 縮, meaning shrink, appears in 16 Japanese example sentences with translation.
This page groups example sentences to show how kanji 縮 appears in context, how the reading behaves, and how the translation maps to the usage.
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洗ったらセーターが縮んでしまった。
The sweater shrank after I washed it.
出費を縮める工夫が必要だ。
We need ways to reduce expenses.
二人の差はだいぶ縮まった。
The gap between the two has narrowed considerably.
長い文章を三分の一まで縮めた。
I shortened the long text to one third of its length.
縮刷版は安価だ。
The compact edition is inexpensive.
縮刷版のほうが安い。
The paperback version is cheaper.
寿命が縮んだかと思ったよ。
I felt as if my life had been shortened.
瞳は、太陽の光で縮瞳します。
The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.
セーターは洗ったら縮んだんだ。
The sweater shrank in the wash.
瞳は日のあたる所では収縮する。
The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.
カッコ内の言葉を短縮形にしなさい。
Put the words in parentheses into abbreviated form.
工場は生産を縮小せざるをえなかった。
The factory had to cut back its production.
瞳孔は陽が差すところでは収縮します。
The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.
ジーンズを洗濯したら縮んじゃったんだ。
My jeans shrank in the wash.