縮 Kanji – shrink
The Japanese kanji 縮 can mean shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce.
Meaning and Readings
How is 縮 read?
縮 has the onyomi reading シュク and the kunyomi readings ちぢむ, ちぢまる, ちぢめる, ちぢれる, ちぢらす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shuku, chijimu, chijimaru, chijimeru, chijireru, chijirasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 縮
These common Japanese words contain 縮. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 圧縮（あっしゅく） — compression
- 恐縮（きょうしゅく） — feeling (much) obliged, being (very) grateful, being thankful
- 凝縮（ぎょうしゅく） — condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), concentration
- 緊縮（きんしゅく） — tightening, shrinkage, contraction, constriction
- 軍縮（ぐんしゅく） — reduction of armaments, disarmament
- 収縮（しゅうしゅく） — contraction, shrinking, shrinkage, constriction, deflation
- 縮まる（ちぢまる） — to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮む（ちぢむ） — to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮める（ちぢめる） — to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
- 縮れる（ちぢれる） — to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
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