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Kanji Grade 6 - 縮

Kanji character Grade 6 縮. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 縮
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About
shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
Kun: ちぢ.む、 ちぢ.まる、 ちぢ.める、 ちぢ.れる、 ちぢ.らす
On: シュク
17 strokes
Radical: silk 糸 (糹)
Parts: 化 宀 小 幺 白 糸
 
Onyomi
縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment
凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
 
Kunyomi
縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp