縮める ちぢめる chijimeru to shorten JLPT N2 ichidan verb Common word Other meanings 2. to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle 3. to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head) The kanji in this word 縮 shrink, contract, shrivel JLPT N1 · Strokes 17 In this level 契る 地質 知人 地帯 縮む 縮れる チップ 地点 地名 茶色い Back to the JLPT N2 list Practise these words