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N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

(ちぢ)to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

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    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

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    縮む 【ちぢむ】縮む 【ちじむ】

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    Examples

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      タバコは寿命(じゅみょう)(ちぢ)原因(げんいん)です。

      Smoking is a cause of diminished lifespan. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}

      • N2

      洗濯(せんたく)()(あら)ったので、セーターが(ちぢ)みました。

      Because I washed it in the washing machine, the sweater shrank. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}

      • N2

      トレーニングをした。50メートル(そう)のタイムが(ちぢ)んだ。

      I did training. My time for the 50-meter run has shortened. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}

      • N2

      (なに)から(なに)まで(こわ)いこのお()屋敷(やしき)(きも)(ちぢ)(こと)でとても有名(ゆうめい)です。

      This haunted house, which is scary from beginning to end, is very famous for making your liver shrink. (Making you extremely scared) {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}

      • N2

      沢山(たくさん)練習(れんしゅう)(かさ)ねただけあって砲丸投(ほうがんな)げの世界(せかい)記録(きろく)との()(ちぢ)まりました。

      As a result of accumulating a lot of practice, the gap between the world record for shot put has shrunk. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}

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