| Kanji | 縮 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シュク |
| Kunyomi | ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす |
| English | shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce |
| Examples | 縮小(しゅくしょう): reduction; curtailment 短縮(たんしゅく): shortening; abbreviation; reduction 圧縮(あっしゅく): compression; condensation; constriction; compaction 恐縮(きょうしゅく): feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed 縮む(ちぢむ): to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size) 縮まる(ちぢまる): to shorten; to narrow; to close 縮める(ちぢめる): to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink 縮れる(ちぢれる): to be wavy; to be curled |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 909 |
| Components | 糸: thread 宿: inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling |
| Number of Strokes | 17 |
| Kanji Radical | 糸 |
| Radical Number | 120 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | shrink |
| Koohii Story 1 | After spending the night at an inn, spider man discovered to his dismay that his costume had shrunk in the wash, and no longer fit! |
| Koohii Story 2 | Don´t let the Inn wash your threads, they will shrink them! |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_counting_handling.amounts
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