Jiten beta

縮(ちぢ)める
Rank #7,457

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
  • 2. to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
  • 3. to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)

Readings

縮める
(93%)
ちぢめる
(6%)
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