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縮める [ichi1]
【 ちぢめる [ichi1] 】
1. [v1,vt]
▶ to shorten
▶ to reduce
▶ to condense
▶ to shrink
2. [v1,vt]
▶ to crumple (fabric)
▶ to wrinkle
3. [v1,vt]
▶ to make (one's body) smaller
▶ to draw in (one's legs)
▶ to duck (one's head)

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2017-05-30 07:27:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-05-29 23:28:52  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, prog, daijr/s
  Comments: 
Added two senses. Daijs and koj both have a separate "しわを寄せる" sense.
I prefer "condense" to "boil down".
  Diff: 
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss>to boil down</gloss>
+<gloss>to condense</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +20,13 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to crumple (fabric)</gloss>
+<gloss>to wrinkle</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to make (one's body) smaller</gloss>
+<gloss>to draw in (one's legs)</gloss>
+<gloss>to duck (one's head)</gloss>
+</sense>

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