JLPT N2

shrink, contract

Item 196 of 481 | 17 strokes | Radical: 糸 (thread), 宿 (inn)

Readings

On'yomiシュク
Kun'yomiちぢ.む

Mnemonic

Your clothes' THREADS (糸) will SHRINK (縮) if you wash them at the INN (宿).

Example Words

縮む (ちぢむ) to shrink
縮小 (しゅくしょう) reduction, curtailment
短縮 (たんしゅく) shortening, reduction