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縮

Kanji meanings and readings

縮

N1

shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce

On reading
シュク
Kun reading
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす
Radical
糸
Illustration of 圧縮

圧縮

N2

あっしゅく

compression; condensation; pressure

Illustration of 恐縮

恐縮

N2

きょうしゅく

shame; very kind of you; sorry to trouble

Illustration of 短縮

短縮

N1

たんしゅく

shortening; abbreviation; reduction

Illustration of 縮まる

縮まる

N1

ちぢまる

to be shortened; to be contracted; to shrink

Illustration of 縮む

縮む

N2

ちぢむ

to shrink; to be contracted

Illustration of 縮める

縮める

N2

ちぢめる

to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink

Illustration of 縮れる

縮れる

N2

ちぢれる

to be wavy; to be curled

Illustration of 縮小

縮小

N2

しゅくしょう

reduction; curtailment