縮
Shrink
Meanings
Shrink, Contract, Shrivel, Wrinkle, Reduce
On'yomi
しゅく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ちぢ.む、 ちぢ.まる、 ちぢ.める、 ちぢ.れる、 ちぢ.らす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
縮 is written in 17 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
縮 (Shrink) is taught on WaniKani at level 34 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #909 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 17 strokes.
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