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縮める
JLPT N2 · Vocabulary
縮める — “to shorten, to reduce, to contract”
縮める (read
ちぢめる
) means
to shorten, to reduce, to contract
. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.
Reading
ちぢめる
Meaning
to shorten, to reduce, to contract
縮める in a sentence
距離
きょり
を
縮める
ちぢめる
。
To close the distance.
The kanji in 縮める
縮
to shrink
Words that share a kanji with 縮める
縮む
ちぢむ
— to shrink, to contract
圧縮
あっしゅく
— compression, condensing
恐縮
きょうしゅく
— feeling obliged, being sorry to trouble someone
縮小
しゅくしょう
— reduction, cut, scaling down
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