01
縮む
ちぢむ
to shrink
Meanings
- shrink
- contract
- shrivel
- wrinkle
- reduce
Readings
Onyomi
- シュク
Kunyomi
- ちぢ.む
- ちぢ.まる
- ちぢ.める
- ちぢ.れる
- ちぢ.らす
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Useful words
02
縮める
ちぢめる
to shorten
03
短縮
たんしゅく
shortening
04
縮小
しゅくしょう
reduction
05
圧縮
あっしゅく
compression
06
伸縮
しんしゅく
elasticity
Compare Kanji
01伸Pair92%expand, stretchShrink and stretch make a clean motion contrast: 縮 pulls in, 伸 reaches out.02糸Component88%threadThe thread side 糸 makes shrinking feel tied to cloth or fiber.03繰Component78%winding, reelBoth use 糸, but 繰 winds thread while 縮 compresses or shortens.04絞Meaning72%strangle, constrictSqueezing feels like a handier, forceful cousin of contracting.05細Meaning68%dainty, get thinThin or fine is a possible result after something has shrunk.06緊Meaning64%tense, solidTightness gives the tense feeling that often comes.