Illustration: At the entrance to a mountain bus shelter, a hiker deliberately shortens a telescoping walking pole before packing it. One hand holds the thick upper section while the other pushes an unlocked thinner section inside it.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

縮ちぢめる

chijimeru

to shorten, to reduce

Example sentences

  1. 工事区間こうじくかんを150キロメートルに縮ちぢめる

    to shorten the construction zone to 150 kilometers

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  2. 彼女かのじょとの距離きょりを縮ちぢめる

    to become closer to one’s girlfriend

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  3. 寿命じゅみょうを縮ちぢめる行為こうい

    actions that shorten [one’s, something’s] lifespan

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Kanji in 縮

  • 縮shrink; contractOnシュクKunちぢむ・ちぢまる・ちぢめる

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