縮まる ちぢまる to shorten N1 #14,383 Meanings godan verb, intransitive to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink Its kanji 縮 シュク · ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce