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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

縮ちぢむ

N2
ちぢむ chijimu
  1. to shrink
  2. to be contracted
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

收缩;缩水

Chinese notes

縮む是自动词;縮める是他动词。

Examples

  • セーターが洗せん濯たくで縮ちぢんだ。
    My sweater shrank in the wash.
    毛衣洗后缩水了。
  • セーターは洗あらったら縮ちぢんだんだ。
    The sweater shrank in the wash.
    毛衣洗了之后缩水了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8d8b3995cd'); // 縮む
{
  "id": "8d8b3995cd",
  "word": "縮む",
  "reading": "ちぢむ",
  "romaji": "chijimu",
  "meanings": [
    "to shrink",
    "to be contracted"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1337560,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "セーターが洗濯で縮んだ。",
      "furigana": "セーターが{洗濯|せんたく}で{縮|ちぢ}んだ。",
      "en": "My sweater shrank in the wash.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214074
    },
    {
      "ja": "セーターは洗ったら縮んだんだ。",
      "furigana": "セーターは{洗|あら}ったら{縮|ちぢ}んだんだ。",
      "en": "The sweater shrank in the wash.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214070
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7d4dc7bddce3b1fab9764634776252a1855d5cb99c61c89dfc69e240d946ff28",
    "meanings": [
      "收缩",
      "缩水"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "セーターが洗濯で縮んだ。",
        "zh": "毛衣洗后缩水了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "セーターは洗ったら縮んだんだ。",
        "zh": "毛衣洗了之后缩水了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/8d8b3995cd",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1337560; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "縮む是自动词;縮める是他动词。",
    "review_hash": "af6379109f1865a4df0c89e3b3dde8244c86f0677216912f54b3b8426b42b930"
  }
}