Word Meaning 縮まる

ちぢまる chijimaru

縮まる is read as ちぢまる (chijimaru) and means to shorten.

Meaning

English

to shorten
to narrow
to close
to shrink

Reading

Kana

ちぢまる

Romaji

chijimaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 7748 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縮める

ちぢめる

to crumple (fabric)

縮れる

ちぢれる

to be wavy

縮み上がる

ちぢみあがる

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.)

縮む

ちぢむ

to shrink

縮小

しゅくしょう

reduction

縮み

ちぢみ

cotton crepe

縮図

しゅくず

microcosm

縮尺

しゅくしゃく

reduced scale

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)

縮原発

しゅくげんぱつ

reducing dependence on nuclear energy

縮約

しゅくやく

contraction