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縮み (ちぢみ, chijimi) Japanese meaning: shrinkage | Kotomora

縮ちぢみ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

shrinkage; contraction

Refers to the process or result of something shrinking, such as fabric, materials, or abstract quantities.

この布ぬのは洗せん濯たくすると縮ちぢみが出でる

。

This fabric shrinks when washed.

2

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cotton crepe; crepe fabric

A type of fabric with a crinkled texture, often used in clothing. The term 縮み is used in the textile industry.

縮ちぢみの生き地じで夏なつの着き物ものを仕し立たてた。
I had a summer kimono made from cotton crepe fabric.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が縮ちぢみを起おこすfor something (e.g. fabric) to shrink
このシャツは洗せん濯たくで縮ちぢみを起おこした。
This shirt shrank in the wash.
縮ちぢみの〈物もの〉an item made of crepe fabric
夏なつには縮ちぢみの浴衣ゆかたが涼すずしくていい。
A crepe-fabric yukata is nice and cool in summer.
縮ちぢみを防ふせぐto prevent shrinkage
縮ちぢみを防ふせぐために手て洗あらいした。
I hand-washed it to prevent shrinkage.

Kanji

縮shrink, contract, shrivel

Related words

収しゅう縮しゅく sense 1
縮み is the everyday noun for shrinkage, such as fabric shrinking after washing, while 収縮 is the more formal, scientific term used in physics, biology, or medicine.
つまりN3
縮み is the plain, everyday word for shrinkage, while つまり's shrinkage sense is a more specialized, limited usage.

Opposites

伸のびN1sense 1
縮み refers to something becoming smaller or contracting, while 伸び refers to it stretching or expanding, the opposite change.

Don't confuse with

縮ちぢむN3sense 1
縮み is the noun naming the shrinkage or the resulting state, while 縮む is the intransitive verb meaning 'to shrink'.
縮ちぢめるN2sense 1
縮み is the noun for the shrinkage or the fabric, while 縮める is the transitive verb meaning 'to shrink or shorten something'.

Word family

チヂミザサ
wavyleaf basketgrass
伸のび縮ちぢみ
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
縮ちぢみ織おり
cotton crepe; preshrunk cloth
縮ちぢみ込こむ
shrink; contract; diminish in size

Written forms

縮ちぢみUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ちぢみ is the expected pronunciation.
ちぢみUsage33%

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 縮む (ちぢむ, 'to shrink'). The textile sense derives from the crinkled texture of the fabric.

縮ちぢみ上あがる

freeze in fear; cower; flinch · shrink up; shrivel