Grow with Kitty

ちぢむ

縮む

chijimu

less common

English

to shrink

नेपाली

खुम्चनु, चाउरिनु

Examples

  1. セーターが洗濯せんたくで縮ちぢみました。

    My sweater shrank in the wash.

  2. 乾燥かんそう機きを使つかったせいで、シャツが縮ちぢんでしまいました。

    I used the dryer, and my shirt ended up shrinking.

  3. 人口じんこう減少げんしょうにより、国内こくないの市場しじょうは縮ちぢみつつあります。

    Due to population decline, the domestic market is gradually shrinking.

How to write it

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縮 17 strokes

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