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Keyword
shrink
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1434
Readings
ちぢ
(36%)
ちじ
(7%)
Composed of
糸
thread
宿
place to sleep
Used in vocabulary (191 in total)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (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)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
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Examples (14 in total)
I'm sorry to have taken up your valuable time.
My jeans shrank in the wash.
My sweater shrank in the wash.
A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
Metal contracts when cooled.
I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
This swimming suit is made of elastic material.
They are demanding shorter working hours.
We hope to come to an accord with them about arms reduction.
Disarmament is sure to make for peace.
Cream is a white and light yellow liquid composed of concentrated proteins and fat.
Rapid industrialization could shrink our rivers even further.
The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.