縮 shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle
The kanji 縮 means “shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle”. It is read シュク, ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる. It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How to read 縮?
- Kun’yomi
- ちぢ.む (chijimu), ちぢ.まる (chijimaru), ちぢ.める (chijimeru), ちぢ.れる (chijireru)
- On’yomi
- シュク (shuku)
How to write 縮?
縮 is written in 17 strokes, in the order below.
Common words with 縮
- 軍縮 (ぐんしゅく) : reduction of armaments, disarmament
- 縮小 (しゅくしょう) : reduction, shrinkage
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