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Meaning of 縮む(ちぢむ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

縮む
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ちぢむ, ちじむ
Romaji
chijimu, chijimu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

Example Sentences

縮む, ちぢむ, ちじむ used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
縮む
Plain Polite
縮みます
Negative
縮まない
Negative Polite
縮みません

Past

Plain
縮んだ
Plain Polite
縮みました
Negative
縮まなかった
Negative Polite
縮みませんでした

Te

Plain
縮んで
Plain Polite
縮みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
縮まれる
Plain Polite
縮まれます
Negative
縮まれない
Negative Polite
縮まれません

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JLPT 1

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

On: シュク

Kun: ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす

17 strokes

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