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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
(6%)
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.
This swimming suit is made of elastic material.
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
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.