Keyword
shrink
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1434
Readings
ちぢ
(36%)
ちじ
(6%)
Composed of
thread
place to sleep
Used in vocabulary (222 in total)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
nuclear disarmament
reduction of armaments; disarmament
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to duck one's head
reduced scale; scaling down
(silk) crepe; crape
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to shorten one's life
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
shrinkage; cotton crepe
reduction; diminishment; contraction
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
degeneracy; degeneration; degradation (CPU, memory, etc.)
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
crimson crepe (fabric)
high compression; high pressure
compressibility; compression ratio
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
reduction of armaments; disarmament
miosis; myosis
reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
to curl; to crimp
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to squeeze; to collapse
to curl; to crimp
regression (of cancer); involution (of an organ); atrophy
reefing a sail; bringing in a sail
balanced contraction; diminishing equilibrium; reductive balance
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
to be benumbed (e.g. with cold); to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
type of crêpe; gauze crêpe
reduced-size printing; printing in a compact format
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
credit contraction; credit crunch
amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy
rigidity (e.g. muscular); rigor
fulling (cloth); milling
frizzled hair; curly hair
dwarf disease (plants); leaf curl
crepe with fine wrinkles
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
compressive force; compression force
contracture (of muscles, joints, etc.)
one suit of armour (armor); wearing armour; armoured warrior
uncompressed; incompressible
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
silk crepe; crinkled silk
contracted kidney
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
reduced copy; reproduction in miniature
spasticity; contracture; (muscle) stiffness
thermal contraction; heat shrink
compressed T-shirt (packaging technique)
scar contracture; cicatricial contraction
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
amyotrophy; muscular atrophy
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
dried young sardines
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
cotton crepe; preshrunk cloth
Lorentz contraction; length contraction
Lorentz contraction; length contraction
data compression archiver
Reduced Instruction Set Computer (or Computing); RISC
compressed towel; compress towel
reduction left ventriculoplasty; Batista procedure
disarmament conference; disarmament talks; arms reduction talks
currency contraction; deflation of currency
export reduction; export contraction
degenerate fermions; Fermi gas; Fermi degeneracy; degenerate matter
stuck-at fault (chip, circuit); stack fault
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
freeze concentration; concentration by freezing
crimp; crinkle; waviness
crimp; crinkle; waviness
crimp; crinkle; waviness
abridged edition; abridged version; abridgement
leaf curl; peach leaf curl
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
constrictor (muscle); retractor
joint contracture; articular contracture
deflation; contraction of currency
compression tester; compression testing machine
wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)
wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)
Examples (14 in total)
I'm sorry to have taken up your valuable time.
My jeans shrank in the wash.
My sweater shrank in the wash.