縮める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちぢ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「縮める
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
縮める ぢめる
Imperative (命令形) 縮めろ ぢめろ
Key constructions
Passive 縮められる ぢめられる
Causative 縮めさせる ぢめさせる
Potential 縮められる ぢめられる
Volitional 縮めよう ぢめよ
Negative 縮めない ぢめない
Negative perfective 縮めなかった ぢめなかった
Formal 縮めます ぢめま
Perfective 縮めた ぢめた
Conjunctive 縮めて ぢめて
Hypothetical conditional 縮めれば ぢめれ

Verb

(ちぢ)める (chijimerutransitive ichidan (stem (ちぢ) (chijime), past (ちぢ)めた (chijimeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 縮める
mediopassive 縮む
Japanese verb pair
active 縮める
mediopassive 縮まる
  1. shorten, shrink
    (こう)()()(かん)150(ひゃくごじゅう)キロメートル(ちぢ)める
    kōji kukan o hyakugojū kiromētoru ni chijimeru
    to shorten the construction zone to 150 kilometers
    寿命(じゅみょう)(ちぢ)める行為(こうい)
    jumyō o chijimeru kōi
    actions that shorten lifespan

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