- 1. [v5r, vi] to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | ちぢまる | (chijimaru) |
| Polite | ちぢまります | (chijimarimasu) |
| Past, plain | ちぢまった | (chijimatta) |
| Past, polite | ちぢまりました | (chijimarimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ちぢまらない | (chijimaranai) |
| Negative, polite | ちぢまりません | (chijimarimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ちぢまらなかった | (chijimaranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ちぢまりませんでした | (chijimarimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ちぢまって | (chijimatte) |
| Potential | ちぢまれる | (chijimareru) |
| Volitional | ちぢまろう | (chijimarou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ちぢまれば | (chijimareba) |
| Passive | ちぢまられる | (chijimarareru) |
| Causative | ちぢまらせる | (chijimaraseru) |
| Imperative | ちぢまれ | (chijimare) |
Kanji in this word
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shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduceOn: シュク (shuku)Kun: ちぢ.む (chiji.mu)、 ちぢ.まる (chiji.maru)、 ちぢ.める (chiji.meru)、 ちぢ.れる (chiji.reru)、 ちぢ.らす (chiji.rasu)