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 (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
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
reduction; curtailment
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
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
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
(silk) crepe
to duck one's head
reduced scale; scaling down
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
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
reduction of armaments; disarmament
shrinkage; cotton crepe
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
crimson crepe (fabric)
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
nuclear disarmament
compressibility; compression ratio
degeneracy; degeneration; degradation (CPU, memory, etc.)
high compression; high pressure
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
reduction of armaments; disarmament
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
miosis; myosis; (excessive) constriction of the pupil
reduction; diminishment; contraction
to curl; to crimp
to curl; to crimp
regression (of cancer); involution (of an organ); atrophy
reefing a sail; bringing in a sail
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
to be benumbed (e.g. with cold); to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
to squeeze; to collapse
type of crêpe; gauze crêpe
reduced-size printing; printing in a compact format
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
dwarf disease (plants); leaf curl
one suit of armour (armor); wearing armour; armoured warrior
fulling (cloth); milling
rigidity (e.g. muscular); rigor
frizzled hair; curly hair
compression molding; compacting
amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy
contracted kidney
silk crepe; crinkled silk
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
crepe with fine wrinkles
reduced copy; reproduction in miniature
scar contracture; cicatricial contraction
spasticity; contracture; (muscle) stiffness
amyotrophy (muscular atrophy)
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
dried young sardines
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
cotton crepe; preshrunk cloth
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
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
freeze concentration; concentration by freezing
crimp; crinkle; waviness
crimp; crinkle; waviness
crimp; crinkle; waviness
abridged edition; abridged version; abridgement
credit contraction; credit crunch
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.