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What does 縮まる (ちぢまる, chijimaru) mean?

縮まる (ちぢまる, chijimaru) means to shrink, to shorten.

Quick facts
Readingちぢまる
Romajichijimaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちぢまる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchijimaru

to shrink, to shorten

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to shorten; to narrow; to close

Example sentences

  • The distance between the two gradually narrowed.

  • After washing, the sweater ended up shrinking.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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