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
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to duck one's head
reduced scale; scaling down
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
(silk) crepe; crape
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
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
reduction; diminishment; contraction
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)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition
reduction of armaments; disarmament
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
miosis; myosis
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
to curl; to crimp
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to squeeze; to collapse
frizzled hair; curly hair
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)
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
type of crêpe; gauze crêpe
reduced-size printing; printing in a compact format
credit contraction; credit crunch
amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy
rigidity (e.g. muscular); rigor
fulling (cloth); milling
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
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
silk crepe; crinkled silk
contracted kidney
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 (42 in total)
I am humbled by your praise.
I am sorry to trouble you, but...
I am deeply grateful that you took the trouble to come.