Kanji

縮

縮

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ちぢむ, ちぢまる, ちぢめる, ちぢれる, ちぢらす

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, なお

Common Readings

シュク, ちぢ…まる, ちぢ…む, ちぢ…める, ちぢ…らす, ちぢ…れる

Example sentences

恐縮 きょうしゅく
お忙しい ところ 恐縮 です が 、 よろしく お願い いたし ます 。

I am sorry to trouble you while you are busy, but thank you in advance.

駄文 だぶん
私 の ような 者 が 書いた 駄文 を お読み いただき 、 恐縮 です 。

I am humbled that you have taken the time to read such poor writing of mine.

縮める ちぢめる
彼 は 自己 記録 を 二 秒 縮めた 。

He shortened his personal record by two seconds.

距離 きょり
理想 と 現実 の 距離 を 縮める の は 難しい

It is difficult to close the gap between ideal and reality.

縮こまる ちぢこまる
彼 は あまり の 寒さ に 、 布団 の 中 で 縮こまった 。

He curled up inside the futon because of the extreme cold.

縮まる ちぢまる
努力 の おかげ で 、 トップ と の 差 が 少しずつ 縮まりました 。

Thanks to the effort, the gap with the leader has gradually narrowed.

縮む ちぢむ
洗濯 したら セーター が 縮んでしまった 。

The sweater shrank after washing.

圧縮 あっしゅく
ファイル が 大きすぎた ので 、 圧縮した 。

I compressed the file because it was too large.

収縮 しゅうしゅく
寒さ で 筋肉 が 収縮した 。

My muscles contracted because of the cold.

凝縮 ぎょうしゅく
この 一冊 に 作者 の 思い が 凝縮 されている

The author's thoughts are condensed in this one book.

Example Vocabulary

恐縮

きょうしゅく

feeling grateful/sorry/humble; being obliged

縮める

ちぢめる

to shorten; to reduce; to shrink

縮こまる

ちぢこまる

to curl up; to huddle; to shrink (from fear or cold)

縮まる

ちぢまる

to shrink; to shorten; to narrow

縮む

ちぢむ

to shrink; to contract

圧縮

あっしゅく

compression; condensation; reduction (of budget, etc.); file compression

収縮

しゅうしゅく

contraction; shrinking

凝縮

ぎょうしゅく

condensation; concentration

萎縮

いしゅく

atrophy, shrinking, becoming timid

短縮

たんしゅく

shortening, reduction, abbreviation

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