JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
縮む
to shrink, contract, or shorten
Readings
Other forms
縮みます polite form
縮まない plain negative
縮んだ plain past
縮んで te-form
1 Intransitive Godan Verb
To Shrink / Contract (Physically)
Describes a physical object contracting in size or a body tensing up due to external factors like cold or fear.
Example
この ウール の シャツ は 洗濯 する と 縮み ます か 。
Will this wool shirt shrink if I wash it?
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2 Intransitive Godan Verb
To Close / Shorten (a gap or distance)
Refers to the narrowing of a measurable span, such as the time remaining, a lead in a competition, or the distance between two points.
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