I Love Kanji縮む (chijimu)
縮む (ちぢむ, chijimu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to shrink; to contract”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ちぢむ
- Romaji
- chijimu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 縮む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縮む | ちぢむ chijimu |
| Polite (~masu) | 縮みます | ちぢみます chijimimasu |
| Negative | 縮まない | ちぢまない chijimanai |
| Polite negative | 縮みません | ちぢみません chijimimasen |
| Past | 縮んだ | ちぢんだ chijinda |
| Polite past | 縮みました | ちぢみました chijimimashita |
| Negative past | 縮まなかった | ちぢまなかった chijimanakatta |
| Te-form | 縮んで | ちぢんで chijinde |
| Potential | 縮める | ちぢめる chijimeru |
| Passive | 縮まれる | ちぢまれる chijimareru |
| Causative | 縮ませる | ちぢませる chijimaseru |
| Volitional | 縮もう | ちぢもう chijimou |
| Imperative | 縮め | ちぢめ chijime |
| Conditional (~ba) | 縮めば | ちぢめば chijimeba |
Kanji in 縮む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 縮む.
圧縮あっしゅくcompression恐縮きょうしゅくfeeling (much) obliged縮小しゅくしょうreduction縮めるちぢめるto shorten縮れるちぢれるto be wavy短縮たんしゅくshortening縮まるちぢまるto shorten
Source: JMdict entry 1337560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.