縮れる ちぢれる to be wavy N2 #9,997 Meanings ichidan verb, intransitive to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled 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