EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction

  2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity; cutting down (on spending)

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

Kun
し.める、し.まる
On
キン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
677 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-9-6, 2-8-6SKIP code
6a9.17The Kanji Dictionary
7790.3Four corner code
3441deroo
7dcaUnicode hex code
1-22-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3560Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4524New Nelson (John Haig)
2838New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3517Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1816Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2471Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1374Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1474Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
912A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1088Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27603Morohashi
1179A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1290Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1364Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1637Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1792Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1186Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1509Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1386Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin3Pinyin reading
ginKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

Kun
ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる、ちぢ.らす
On
シュク
Strokes
17
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
909 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-11SKIP code
6a11.9The Kanji Dictionary
2396.1Four corner code
2778deroo
7e2eUnicode hex code
1-29-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3608Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4585New Nelson (John Haig)
1414New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1790Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
955Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1290Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1336Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1434Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
924A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2813Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1142Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27815Morohashi
893A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1162Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1646Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
904henshall3
999Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
884Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1558Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1348Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo1, su4Pinyin reading
chugKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level