Word Meaning 縮む

ちじむ chijimu

縮む is read as ちじむ (chijimu) and means to shrink.

Meaning

English

  1. to shrink
  2. to contract
  3. to diminish (in size)

Reading

Kana

ちじむ

Romaji

chijimu

Writing Variants

  • 縮む ちぢむ chijimu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 伸びる Rank 797 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

縮原発

しゅくげんぱつ

reducing dependence on nuclear energy

縮約

しゅくやく

contraction

軍縮

ぐんしゅく

reduction of armaments

Example Sentences

1

ねつでぬのがすこしちぢむことがある。

Fabric can shrink a little from heat.