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縮ちぢむ

Kana ちぢむ Romaji chijimu

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

Examples

セーターが洗濯で縮んだ。

My sweater shrank in the wash.

Tatoeba #214074

命が縮む思いをした。

I felt as if my life had been shortened.

Tatoeba #80755

私のジーンズは洗うと縮んだ。

My jeans shrank in the wash.

Tatoeba #164178

Other forms

ちじむ

Source

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