How to say 'Shrink' or 'Shorten' in Japanese | 縮める

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The Japanese word for Shrink or Shorten is 'Chijimeru', written as 縮める in Japanese.'Shrink' or 'Shorten' in hiragana is ちぢめる.

word

縮める

Meaning

Shrink, Shorten

Reading

ちぢめる

chijimeru

Kanji

縮Shrink

Explanation

The Japanese verb '縮める (ちぢめる)' primarily means 'to shrink' or 'to shorten'. It is used to describe the action of making something smaller in size, length, or volume. This verb can be applied to physical objects, such as clothes shrinking in the wash, or abstract concepts, like shortening a speech. For example: I shrank the sweater「セーターを縮めた」(セーターをちぢめた). He shortened the meeting「彼は会議を縮めた」(かれはかいぎをちぢめた). The verb can also imply reducing something in a more general sense, such as reducing time or distance.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7014

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 縮める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

縮

Meaning

Shrink

Hiragana in the Word 縮める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 縮める Through the Kanji 縮

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 縮 as well.

word

縮小

Meaning

Reduction

word

短縮

Meaning

Shortening

word

縮む

Meaning

Shrink

word

縮み

Meaning

Shrinkage

word

縮まる

Meaning

Shrink

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'Chijimeru' means 'Shrink' or 'Shorten' .

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