shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

On'yomi
シュク
Kun'yomi
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす
Parts
亻宀小幺白糸similar kanji →
JLPT N217 strokesGrade 6#909 most commonU+7E2E

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17 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 縮

  • 圧縮あっしゅくcompressionN5
  • 恐縮きょうしゅくfeeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankfulN5
  • 凝縮ぎょうしゅくcondensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentrationN5
  • 緊縮きんしゅくtightening; shrinkage; contraction; constrictionN5
  • 軍縮ぐんしゅくreduction of armaments; disarmamentN5
  • 収縮しゅうしゅくcontraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflationN5
  • 縮まるちぢまるto shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrinkN5
  • 縮むちぢむto shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)N5
  • 縮めるちぢめるto shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrinkN5
  • 縮れるちぢれるto be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzledN5
  • 縮尺しゅくしゃくreduced scale; scaling downN5
  • 縮小しゅくしょうreduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkageN5
  • 縮図しゅくずreduced drawing; miniature copyN5
  • 伸縮しんしゅくexpansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibilityN5
  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviationN5
  • 濃縮のうしゅくconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensationN5
  • 萎縮いしゅくwithering; shrivelling; shrinkingN5
  • 縮みちぢみshrinkageN5
  • 強縮きょうしゅくtetanusN3
  • 軍備縮小ぐんびしゅくしょうreduction of armaments; disarmamentN3