縮ちぢめる

ちぢめる chijimeru

to shorten
to reduce
to boil down
to shrink

ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

缩短；缩小

Chinese notes

縮める是他动词；縮む是自动词。

Examples

Furigana

すさんだ生せい活かつを送おくるのは、命いのちを縮ちぢめるようなものだ。
Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
过荒废的生活就像缩短寿命。
Tatoeba #214694

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3b9ebdf7b3'); // 縮める

{
  "id": "3b9ebdf7b3",
  "word": "縮める",
  "reading": "ちぢめる",
  "romaji": "chijimeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to shorten",
    "to reduce",
    "to boil down",
    "to shrink"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1337570,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。",
      "furigana": "すさんだ{生活|せいかつ}を{送|おく}るのは、{命|いのち}を{縮|ちぢ}めるようなものだ。",
      "en": "Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214694
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fc7ab76825fa4a0c1aaa550c83e178015129579e97d1479c8e813c07e3134d9e",
    "meanings": [
      "缩短",
      "缩小"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。",
        "zh": "过荒废的生活就像缩短寿命。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/3b9ebdf7b3",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1337570; 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": "縮める是他动词；縮む是自动词。",
    "review_hash": "327850f4f2c9ebd4ead0406d1b0c8891b5e80458cd973cf5b24c691651525c9f"
  }
}