Word Meaning 縮れ

ちぢれ chijire

縮れ is read as ちぢれ (chijire) and means frizz.

Meaning

English

  1. frizz
  2. kink
  3. crimp
  4. curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ちぢれ

Romaji

chijire

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 111743 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

縮原発

しゅくげんぱつ

reducing dependence on nuclear energy

縮約

しゅくやく

contraction

Example Sentences

1

かのじょはちぢれたかみをきにしている。

She is worried about her frizzy hair.