Japanese symbol for “condense”
縮める
ちぢめる
Romaji: chijimeru
to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
In Japanese, condense is 縮める, read ちぢめる (chijimeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
- v1, vt to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
- v1, vt to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “condense”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コンデンス | コンデンス kondensu | condense |
| 煎じ詰める | せんじつめる senjitsumeru | to boil down; to condense |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく noushuku | concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation |
| 萎縮 | いしゅく ishuku | withering; shrivelling; shrinking |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful |
See also: Chinese symbol for “condense”.
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