Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

Kunyomi: ちぢ.む ちぢ.まる ちぢ.める ちぢ.れる ちぢ.らす

Onyomi: シュク

Composition: 宿

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いとへん

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

尺(しゅくしゃく)   reduced scale

(ぐんしゅく)   armament reduction

小する(しゅくしょうする)   reduce, curtail

する(しゅうしゅくする)   deflate, contract, shrink

する(しんしゅくする)   expand and contract

する(たんしゅくする)   shorten, abbreviate

する(のうしゅくする)   concentrate ( solution)

する(きょうしゅくする)   feel obliged, feel indebted

む(ちぢむ)   shrink, contract [v.i.]

める(ちぢめる)   shrink, contract, shorten [v.t.]

らす(ちぢらす)   curl, crimp [v.t.]

れる(ちぢれる)   be wavy, be curled [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

シュク wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour

シュクショウ reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down

ギョウシュク condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)

ノウシュク concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation

Kunyomi Examples

ちぢむ to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

まる ちぢまる to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

める ちぢめる to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

れる ちぢれる to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled

らす ちぢらす to curl, to crimp