縮
- Strokes:
- 17
- Grade:
- Grade 6
- JLPT:
- N1
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce
On'yomi
シュク
shuku
Kun'yomi
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす
chiji.mu、chiji.maru、chiji.meru、chiji.reru、chiji.rasu
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- ⺅
- 糸thread
- 幺short thread radical (no. 52)
- 小little
- 白white
- 宀shaped crown