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    3. 縮む

    縮む

    縮ちぢむ​

    to shrink

    N2KMT9News #31+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ちぢむちじむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    洗せん濯たくしたらセーターが縮ちぢんでしまった。

    My sweater shrunk after I washed it.

    KMT5Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    寒さむいと体からだが自し然ぜんと縮ちぢむ。

    When it's cold, the body naturally contracts.

    KMT9Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    熱ねっ湯とうに入いれると、このプラスチックは縮ちぢむ性せい質しつがある。

    When placed in boiling water, this plastic has the property of shrinking.

    KMT9Daily LifeScience & Math
    恥はずかしさで身みが縮ちぢむ思おもいだった。

    I felt so embarrassed that I wanted to shrink away.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    経けい済ざいが縮ちぢむと、企き業ぎょうの投とう資し意い欲よくも低てい下かする。

    When the economy shrinks, corporate investment appetite also declines.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    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
    む
    mu
    Kana
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