Kanji
縮
kanji character
shrink
contract
shrivel
wrinkle
reduce
縮 kanji-縮 shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
縮
Meaning
shrink contract shrivel
Readings
Kun'yomi
- ちぢむ
- ちぢまる
- ちぢめる
- ちぢれる
- ちぢらす
On'yomi
- ぐん しゅく reduction of armaments
- しゅく しょう reduction
- たん しゅく shortening
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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縮 めるto shorten, to reduce, to condense... -
縮 れるto be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled -
軍 縮 reduction of armaments, disarmament -
縮 小 reduction, curtailment, cut... -
縮 少 reduction, curtailment, cut... -
短 縮 shortening, contraction, reduction... -
圧 縮 compression, condensing, shortening... -
濃 縮 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation -
縮 むto shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size) -
縮 みshrinkage, cotton crepe -
縮 まるto shorten, to narrow, to close... -
恐 縮 feeling (much) obliged, being (very) grateful, being thankful... -
緊 縮 tightening, shrinkage, contraction... -
凝 縮 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)... -
収 縮 contraction, shrinking, shrinkage... -
縮 図 reduced drawing, miniature copy, microcosm... -
萎 縮 withering, shrivelling, shrinking... -
委 縮 withering, shrivelling, shrinking... -
縮 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour -
縮 尺 reduced scale, scaling down -
伸 縮 expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility -
縮 減 reduction, diminishment, contraction -
縮 刷 版 reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper), compact edition -
縮 れfrizz, kink, crimp... -
縮 るto be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled -
縮 らすto curl, to crimp -
縮 刷 reduced-size printing, printing in a compact format -
縮 緬 (silk) crepe, crape -
縮 約 abridgment, abridgement, condensation... -
縮 写 reduced copy, reproduction in miniature