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17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

Kun'yomi
  • ちぢむ
    		to shrink
  • ちぢまる
    		to shorten
  • ちぢめる
    		to shorten ②to crumple (fabric) ③to make (one's body) smaller
  • ちぢれる
    		to be wavy
  • ちぢらす
    		to curl
On'yomi
  • シュク
    		wearing armor (armor) ②counter for suits of armor

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュク 60.9%
ちぢむちぢまるちぢめるちぢれるちぢらす 39.1%

Character Breakdown

shrink, contract, shrivel
シュク　ちぢ.む (6th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
inn, lodging, relay station
シュク　やど　すく (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
hundred, leader of 100 men, east-west path between paddies
ヒャク　ハク　おさ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
hundred
ヒャク　ひゃっ　お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ちぢ
縮
　
む
to shrink
しん
伸
しゅく
縮
expansion and contraction
きょう
恐
しゅく
縮
feeling (much) obliged ②feeling sorry (for troubling someone) ③shrinking back in fear
あっ
圧
しゅく
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compression ②condensing ③compression (of data)
ちぢ
縮
　
め
　
る
to shorten ②to crumple (fabric) ③to make (one's body) smaller
ちぢ
縮
　
ま
　
る
to shorten
たん
短
しゅく
縮
shortening
ぎょう
凝
しゅく
縮
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.) ②condensation (of a vapor or gas)
しゅく
縮
しょう
小
reduction
ちぢ
縮
　
こ
　
ま
　
る
to curl oneself up
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References

Unicode hex code 7E2E
JIS X 0208 1-29-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3608
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4585
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1414
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1790
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 955
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27815
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1110
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1646
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 904
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 999
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 884
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1558
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1348
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a11.9
Four corner code 2396.1
De Roo Code 2778