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[ちじ()·]
chijimu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ちぢ()·]
chidimu

English Meaning(s) for 縮む

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

Definition and Synonyms for 縮む

Shrinkage process or result of becoming less or smaller
Synonyms: 収縮, 緊縮, 縮み, 縮む
Cut cut and assemble the components of
Synonyms: カット, 切り詰める, 編集, 縮む, 縮める, 詰む, 詰める
Reduce narrow or limit
Synonyms: はつる, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 抑える, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める
Boil Down cook until very little liquid is left
Synonyms: はつる, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める
Scale Down make smaller
Synonyms: はつる, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める, 縮小
Shrink become smaller or draw together
Synonyms: 切り詰める, 狭める, 縮む, 縮まる, 縮める, 詰まる
Shrink reduce in size
Synonyms: 縮む, 縮める, 縮小
Reduce lessen and make more modest
Synonyms: はつる, 低下, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める
Shrink decrease in size, range, or extent
Synonyms: 収縮, 減る, 縮む, 縮る, 縮まる
Dwindle Down become smaller or lose substance
Synonyms: すぼむ, つぼむ, 先細り, 先細る, 減る, 減じる, 減ずる, 減少, 漸減, 縮む, 縮小
Shorten make shorter than originally intended
Synonyms: つづめる, 切り上げる, 短縮, 端折る, 縮む, 縮める, 詰む, 詰める
Truncate make shorter as if by cutting off
Synonyms: 切り捨てる, 切り詰める, 縮む, 縮める
Frizzle fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
Synonyms: 縮む, 縮める
Shrinking the act of becoming less
Synonyms: 収縮, 縮み, 縮む
Reduce lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
Synonyms: はつる, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める
Fawn show submission or fear
Synonyms: すくむ, いじける, 怖じる, 怖じける, 怖気づく, 怖気立つ, 畏縮, 粟立つ, 縮む, 縮み上がる
Shrink reduce physically
Synonyms: 縮む, 縮める, 縮小
Shorten reduce or retrench in length or duration
Synonyms: つづめる, 切り上げる, 短縮, 端折る, 縮む, 縮める, 詰む, 詰める

Meanings for each kanji in 縮む

» shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce

Categories 縮む is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Lessen decrease in size, extent, or range
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Throttle place limits on (extent or access)
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Shrink reduce in size
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Shorten make shorter than originally intended
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Fry cook on a hot surface using fat
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Decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
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Trim Down cut down on
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Minify make smaller
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Put Down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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Bend form a curve
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Decrease a change downward
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Impoverish make poor
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 縮む

Conjugations for 縮む

masu stem
[ちじ()·]
chijimi
Negative stem
[ちじ()·]
chijima
te-form
[ちじ()··]
chijinde
Negative te-form
[ちじ()····]
chijimanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()·]
chijimu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimanai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijinda
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimanakatta
Presumptive Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimimasen
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·······]
chijimimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·······]
chijimitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[ちじ()··]
chijimita
te-form
[ちじ()····]
chijimitakute
Negative te-form
[ちじ()······]
chijimitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimitaku
Provisional Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[ちじ()·······]
chijimitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[ちじ()········]
chijimitakunakattara
Objective Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()·]
chijime
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijiminasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijindara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijindari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimenai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimenakatta
masu-stem
[ちじ()·]
chijime
te-form
[ちじ()··]
chijimete
Negative te-form
[ちじ()····]
chijimenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimemasen
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·······]
chijimemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimarenai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimarenakatta
masu stem
[ちじ()··]
chijimare
te-form
[ちじ()···]
chijimarete
Negative te-form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()········]
chijimaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimasenai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimasenakatta
masu stem
[ちじ()··]
chijimase
te-form
[ちじ()···]
chijimasete
Negative te-form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()········]
chijimasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()····]
chijimasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·······]
chijimasarenakatta
masu stem
[ちじ()···]
chijimasare
te-form
[ちじ()····]
chijimasarete
Negative te-form
[ちじ()······]
chijimasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちじ()·····]
chijimasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[ちじ()······]
chijimasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()·········]
chijimasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[ちじ()··]
chijiman
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()··]
chijimanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちじ()···]
chijimazaru

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