縮

meaningshrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

On'yomi
シュク
Kun'yomi
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす
Strokes
17
Taught in
Japanese grade 6
Frequency
#909 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

縮
  • 軍縮ぐんしゅくreduction of armaments
  • 縮小しゅくしょうreduction
  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening
  • 圧縮あっしゅくcompression
  • 濃縮のうしゅくconcentration
  • 緊縮きんしゅくtightening
  • 凝縮ぎょうしゅくcondensation
  • 収縮しゅうしゅくcontraction

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