Word Meaning 縮み

ちぢみ chijimi

縮み is read as ちぢみ (chijimi) and means cotton crepe.

Meaning

English

  1. cotton crepe
  2. shrinkage

Reading

Kana

ちぢみ

Romaji

chijimi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 7118 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縮む

ちぢむ

to shrink

縮小

しゅくしょう

reduction

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)

縮原発

しゅくげんぱつ

reducing dependence on nuclear energy

縮み上がる

ちぢみあがる

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.)

縮約

しゅくやく

contraction

Example Sentences

1

そぼのてにはこまかいちぢみがみえる。

Fine wrinkles can be seen on my grandmother's hands.