縮 — shrink, contract, shrivel

ちぢめる縮 shrink

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 17 strokes

U+7E2E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #909 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1434 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

shrink
contract
shrivel
wrinkle
reduce

word

ちぢ chiji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

縮(ちぢ) める chijimeru to shorten

しゅく shuku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

縮(しゅく) 小(しょう) shukushou reduction 短(たん) 縮(しゅく) tanshuku shortening 圧(あっ) 縮(しゅく) asshuku compression 恐(きょう) 縮(しゅく) kyoushuku feeling obliged 濃(のう) 縮(しゅく) noushuku concentration 凝(ぎょう) 縮(しゅく) gyoushuku condensation 萎(い) 縮(しゅく) ishuku atrophy

Stroke order

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Components

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