ちぢ 縮まる Common word JLPT N1 Play audio Show inflections LinksSentence search for 縮まるSentence search for ちぢまるKanji details for 縮Edit in JMdict Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb1. to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink Jreibun 卒業制作を通じて、それまで少し距離のあったゼミの仲間とのあいだ間が、ようやくちぢ縮まったように感じた。After working on the graduation project together, I felt as if the distance that had previously existed between my fellow seminar students and myself had finally narrowed. Discussions Log in to talk about this word.