縮める
ちぢめる
chijimeru
JLPT N2verbVocabularyLevel 70 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
縮める (ちぢめる (chijimeru)) means "to shorten". The reading is ちぢめる (chijimeru). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
to shorten
Also : to reduce · to shrink · to condense
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Example Sentences
会議の時間を縮めるために、事前に議題を整理した。
かいぎのじかんをちぢめるために、じぜんにぎだいをせいりした。
To shorten the meeting time, we organized the agenda in advance.
スカートの丈を縮めてもらった。
すかーとのたけをちぢめてもらった。
I had the skirt hem shortened.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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