Word Meaning 縮める

ちぢめる chijimeru

縮める is read as ちぢめる (chijimeru) and means to crumple (fabric).

Meaning

English

to crumple (fabric)
to wrinkle
to make (one's body) smaller
to draw in (one's legs)
to duck (one's head)
to shorten
to reduce
to condense

Reading

Kana

ちぢめる

Romaji

chijimeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 伸ばす Rank 14913 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縮まる

ちぢまる

to shorten

縮れる

ちぢれる

to be wavy

縮む

ちじむ

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

縮重

しゅくじゅう

degeneracy

Example Sentences

出費を縮める工夫が必要だ。

しゅっぴをちぢめるくふうがひつようだ。

We need ways to reduce expenses.