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N1 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

縮(ちぢ)まるto shorten, to narrow, to close

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

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    縮まる 【ちぢまる】

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      • ち

      • ぢ

      • ま

      • る

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    Examples

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      タバコとお酒(さけ)で寿命(じゅみょう)が縮(ちぢ)まりました。

      My lifespan has been shortened because of smoking and drinking.

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      寒(さむ)さのせいで道(みち)ゆく人(ひと)の身(み)が縮(ちぢ)まっている。

      People on the street are hunching up from the cold.

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      サマータイムが始(はじ)まったので時差(じさ)が縮(ちぢ)まりました。

      Since daylight saving time started, the time difference has narrowed.

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      飛行機(ひこうき)が一(いち)日(にち)遅(おく)れたせいで、滞在(たいざい)期間(きかん)が縮(ちぢ)まってしまいました。

      Because the flight was delayed by a day, my stay was shortened.

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      自己(じこ)ベストと世界(せかい)記録(きろく)の差(さ)が縮(ちぢ)まったとあれば、監督(かんとく)も褒(ほ)めてくれるだろう。

      If the gap between my personal best and the world record has narrowed, the coach will probably be impressed.

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