ちぢ
縮
　
む

Godan verb, intransitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちぢ
縮
　
む
 縮む ちぢむ ✔
ちじ
縮
　
む
 縮む ちじむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shrink, contract, shrivel
シュク　ちぢ.む (6th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
inn, lodging, relay station
シュク　やど　すく (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
hundred, leader of 100 men, east-west path between paddies
ヒャク　ハク　おさ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
hundred
ヒャク　ひゃっ　お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)