Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
縮むto shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
All Forms
縮む 【ちぢむ】、縮む 【ちじむ】
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
ち
ぢ
む
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タバコは寿命が縮む原因です。
Smoking is a cause of diminished lifespan. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}
洗濯機で洗ったので、セーターが縮みました。
Because I washed it in the washing machine, the sweater shrank. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}
トレーニングをした。50メートル走のタイムが縮んだ。
I did training. My time for the 50-meter run has shortened. {to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)}
何から何まで怖いこのお化け屋敷は肝が縮む事でとても有名です。
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)}
沢山練習を重ねただけあって砲丸投げの世界記録との差が縮まりました。
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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