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What does 縮める (ちぢめる, chijimeru) mean?

縮める (ちぢめる, chijimeru) means to shorten, to shrink (something).

Quick facts
Readingちぢめる
Romajichijimeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ちぢめる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchijimeru

to shorten, to shrink (something)

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to shorten; to reduce; to condense
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)

Example sentences

  • I shortened the length of the pants a little.

  • I'm devising ways to shorten the work time.

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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.

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