Single kanji#11,883 most used

縮める

ちぢめる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to shorten; to shrink

ITS KANJI

タバコは命いのちを縮ちぢめる。

Smoking shortens your life.

written for Tangoya

すさんだ生活せいかつを送おくるのは、命いのちを縮ちぢめるようなものだ。

Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.

to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle

ichidan verb · transitive

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

ichidan verb · transitive

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#11,883 most used

Written縮める only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium