What does kanji 縮 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 縮 is shrink.

How is kanji 縮 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 縮 are ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす; the onyomi readings are シュク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 縮?

Kanji 縮 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 縮?

The main radical for kanji 縮 is 糸.

What words use kanji 縮?

Example words that use kanji 縮 include 縮む, 縮小, 縮み, 縮まる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

縮

Meaning

Kanji 縮

shrink

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ちぢ.むちぢ.まるちぢ.めるちぢ.れるちぢ.らす
Onyomi 音読み: シュク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #909
Strokes: 17
Radical: 糸
Components: 化 • 宀 • 小 • 幺 • 白 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 宿 • 蓿 • 蹜 • 鏥 • 摍 • 㜚 • 㴼

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 190 entries that include this kanji.

縮む

ちじむ

to shrink

縮小

しゅくしょう

reduction

縮み

ちぢみ

cotton crepe

縮まる

ちぢまる

to shorten

縮図

しゅくず

microcosm

縮尺

しゅくしゃく

reduced scale

縮める

ちぢめる

to crumple (fabric)

縮れる

ちぢれる

to be wavy

縮減

しゅくげん

reduction

縮刷版

しゅくさつばん

reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper)

縮

しゅく

counter for suits of armour

縮かむ

ちぢかむ

to be benumbed (e.g. with cold)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

寒さで体が縮んだ。

My body shrank from the cold.

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.