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Kanji meaning "shrink, contract, shrivel"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1100
JLPT N1
Grade 6
Kanken Level 5
WaniKani Level 34
RTK
KLC Volume 5
TMW Debut Idol
17 strokes
Meanings
shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
On'yomi
シュク
Kun'yomi
ちぢ.む
ちぢ.まる
ちぢ.める
ちぢ.れる
ちぢ.らす
Stroke order
(17 strokes)
Composed of
糸
thread
radical
宿
inn
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
しゅく
184 (81%)
ちぢ
27 (12%)
ちり
11 (5%)
ちぢみ
2 (1%)
おさむ
1 (0%)
しゅっ
1 (0%)
恐
(
きょう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
feeling (much) obliged
#5557
収
(
しゅう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
contraction
#11298
萎
(
い
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
withering
#12940
凝
(
ぎょう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)
#14063
圧
(
あっ
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
compression
#14315
短
(
たん
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
shortening
#14642
縮
(
しゅく
)
小
(
しょう
)
reduction
#17524
濃
(
のう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
concentration (e.g. of a solution)
#29864
伸
(
しん
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
expansion and contraction
#31040
縮
(
しゅく
)
図
(
ず
)
reduced drawing
#38789
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Most common words using this kanji
恐
(
きょう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
feeling (much) obliged
#5557
縮
(
ちぢ
)
める
to shorten
#6151
縮
(
ちぢ
)
まる
to shorten
#7522
縮
(
ちぢ
)
む
to shrink
#8277
縮
(
ちぢ
)
こまる
to curl oneself up
#9706
収
(
しゅう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
contraction
#11298
萎
(
い
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
withering
#12940
凝
(
ぎょう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)
#14063
圧
(
あっ
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
compression
#14315
短
(
たん
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
shortening
#14642
縮
(
しゅく
)
小
(
しょう
)
reduction
#17524
濃
(
のう
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
concentration (e.g. of a solution)
#29864
伸
(
しん
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
expansion and contraction
#31040
縮
(
ちぢ
)
み
上
(
あ
)
がる
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.)
#35907
縮
(
しゅく
)
図
(
ず
)
reduced drawing
#38789
寿
(
じゅ
)
命
(
みょう
)
を
縮
(
ちぢ
)
める
to shorten one's life
#45112
委
(
い
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
withering
#46145
縮
(
ちぢみ
)
こむ
to shrink
#46739
伸
(
しん
)
縮
(
しゅく
)
性
(
せい
)
elasticity
#47558
縮
(
しゅく
)
尺
(
しゃく
)
reduced scale
#51065
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