ちぢ
縮
　
め
　
る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink.
  2. to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle.
  3. to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちぢ
縮
　
め
　
る
 縮める ちぢめる ✔

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)