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    3. 縮こまる

    縮こまる

    縮ちぢこ​ま​る​

    to curl oneself up

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ちぢこまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to curl oneself up, to squeeze oneself in, to be huddled

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    縮
    ちぢ.む・ちぢ.まる・ちぢ.める・ちぢ.れる・ちぢ.らす…(1)
    shrink・contract・shrivel・wrinkle・reduce
    Kanji
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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