縮 means 'shrink'

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Strokes : 17 Frequency: 1169 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-13 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 41 words Used in 173 words Used in 16 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

シュク

Kun

ちぢむ to shrink, be diminished ちぢまる to be shortened ちぢめる to abridge ちぢらす to crinkle, crimp ちぢれる to be frizzled, curly

Variants

缩 (Chinese)

Components

⿰ 糸 thread 宿 inn

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 縮 is used 10 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 縮 is used 160 times, read 2 ways.

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しゅくしょう

縮小

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

reduction; curtailment

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ちぢむ : 20 words FIND ALL

ちぢ

縮

まる

'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

to shorten; to narrow; to close

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Additional less common words include 縮 but readings have not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 904 (originally: 893) Joy o' Kanji : 893 Key to Kanji: 502

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縮

シュクちぢむ to shrink, be diminished ちぢまる to be shortened ちぢめる to abridge ちぢらす to crinkle, crimp ちぢれる to be frizzled, curly