Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Verbs of change

縮む

ちぢむ

to shrink

Stroke order of 縮む

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

縮 · 17 strokesむ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

糸 thread drawing up tight: it gets smaller.

Parts: 縮 shrink + む

The characters in 縮む

  • む む — mu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

セーターが縮みました。

せーたーがちぢみました。

The sweater shrank.

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