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Grade 6JLPT N1

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

17 strokes · frequency rank #909

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Kun
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす

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Common words

  1. ぐんしゅくreduction of armaments; disarmament1
    • Disarmament is sure to make for peace.

    • The superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.

    • We hope to come to an accord with them about arms reduction.

  2. しゅくしょうreduction; curtailment; cut; cutback2
    • I'm going to make reduced copies.

    • The economy recorded a negative growth.

    • Metal contracts when cooled.

  3. たんしゅくshortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment3
    • The bridge saved us a lot of time.

    • We abbreviate Sunday to Sun.

    • They are demanding shorter working hours.

  4. あっしゅくcompression4
    • Send it to me as a compressed file.

    • The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.

  5. ぎょうしゅくcondensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration5
  6. しゅうしゅくcontraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction6
    • The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.

  7. きょうしゅくfeeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful7
    • I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.

    • Your kindness overwhelms me.

    • I am sorry to have taken up your valuable time.

  8. のうしゅくconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation8
  9. きんしゅくtightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction9
  10. ちぢみshrinkage10

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