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縮

縮 — shrink, contract, shrivel

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シュク
Kun
ちぢむ, ちぢまる, ちぢめる, ちぢれる, ちぢらす
Strokes
17
JLPT
N1
School grade
6

Common words with 縮

  • 軍縮ぐんしゅくreduction of armaments; disarmamentCommon

    軍縮は必ずや平和に寄与する。
    Disarmament is sure to make for peace.

  • 縮小しゅくしょうreduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkageCommon

    縮小コピーを撮ってくるよ。
    I'm going to make reduced copies.

  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviationCommon

    その橋のおかげで、私達は大いに時間が短縮できた。
    The bridge saved us a lot of time.

  • 圧縮あっしゅくcompressionCommon
  • 濃縮のうしゅくconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensationCommon
  • 緊縮きんしゅくtightening; shrinkage; contraction; constrictionCommon
  • 凝縮ぎょうしゅくcondensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentrationCommon
  • 収縮しゅうしゅくcontraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflationCommon
  • 恐縮きょうしゅくfeeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankfulCommon
  • 縮まるちぢまるto shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrinkCommon
  • 縮むちぢむto shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)Common
  • 縮めるちぢめるto shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrinkCommon
  • 縮れるちぢれるto be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzledCommon
  • 縮尺しゅくしゃくreduced scale; scaling downCommon
  • 縮図しゅくずreduced drawing; miniature copyCommon
  • 伸縮しんしゅくexpansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibilityCommon
  • 萎縮いしゅくwithering; shrivelling; shrinkingCommon
  • 縮みちぢみshrinkageCommon
  • 圧縮空気あっしゅくくうきcompressed airOccasional
  • 縮減しゅくげんreduction; diminishment; contractionOccasional

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 167 words that use 縮.

  • 軍縮 ぐんしゅく reduction of armaments; disarmament
  • 縮小 しゅくしょう reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage
  • 短縮 たんしゅく shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
  • 圧縮 あっしゅく compression
  • 濃縮 のうしゅく concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

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