萎縮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 萎縮する | 萎縮しない |
| Polite | 萎縮します | 萎縮しません |
| Past polite | 萎縮しました | 萎縮しませんでした |
| Past | 萎縮した | 萎縮しなかった |
| Te-form | 萎縮して | 萎縮しないで |
| Desire | 萎縮したい | 萎縮したくない |
| Potential | 萎縮できる | 萎縮できない |
| Passive | 萎縮される | 萎縮されない |
| Causative | 萎縮させる | 萎縮させない |
| Causative passive | 萎縮させられる | 萎縮させられない |
| Volitional | 萎縮しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 萎縮しましょう | |
| Imperative | 萎縮しろ | 萎縮するな |
| Conditional | 萎縮すれば | 萎縮しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 萎縮したら | 萎縮しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
withering; shriveling; shrinking
General physical shrinking or withering of plants, objects, or body parts; also used figuratively for economic or psychological contraction.
The crops withered due to the drought.
不況で市場が萎縮している。
The market is shrinking because of the recession.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Medical term for the wasting away or decrease in size of a body part or tissue.
長期の安静で筋肉が萎縮する。
Muscles atrophy with prolonged bed rest.
The plants shriveled up because of the cold.
After being scolded by his boss, he became cowed and nervous.
His muscles atrophied from the long hospital stay.
The test revealed that part of his brain had atrophied.
萎縮する means to shrink back or cower nervously, the opposite of the confident, chest-out posture of 胸を張る.
atrophy
contracted kidney
chilling effect