Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(ちぢ)めるto shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

    All Forms

    縮める 【ちぢめる】

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    Examples

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      この文章(ぶんしょう)(なが)いので(ちぢ)ましょう。

      This sentence is long, so let's shorten it.

      • N3

      100メートル(そう)のタイムを(いち)(びょう)(ちぢ)める

      I'll shave a second off my 100-meter running time.

      • N3

      (きみ)のその(わる)習慣(しゅうかん)(いのち)(ちぢ)める(こと)になるだろう。

      That bad habit of yours will shorten your life.

      • N3

      あなたにはこの着物(きもの)(なが)すぎるようなので(たけ)(すこ)(ちぢ)よう。

      This kimono is too long for you, so let's shorten it a little.

      • N3

      (ふゆ)(はい)(さむ)さが(きび)しくなるに()れて、(くび)(ちぢ)(ある)(ひと)(まち)()えて()ました。

      As winter comes, more and more people are walking around with their necks tucked in.

      • N2
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