See 縮める in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "chijimerareru",
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"form": "chijimesaseru",
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{
"form": "chijimesasu",
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{
"form": "縮められる",
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{
"form": "縮めよう",
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{
"form": "ちぢめよう",
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{
"form": "chijimeyō",
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{
"form": "縮めない",
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{
"form": "縮めん",
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{
"form": "chijimenai",
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]
},
{
"form": "chijimenu",
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]
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{
"form": "chijimen",
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"form": "chijimeta",
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{
"form": "chijimero",
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},
{
"form": "縮められる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"form": "縮められる",
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{
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "ちぢめれる",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "縮めぬ",
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{
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"form": "chijimezu",
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"form": "縮めます",
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},
{
"form": "ちぢめます",
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},
{
"form": "縮めた",
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{
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},
{
"form": "ちぢめて",
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},
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{
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"text": "工事区間を150キロメートルに縮める",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
13,
20
]
],
"bold_roman_offsets": [
[
8,
17
]
],
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[
3,
6
]
],
"english": "actions that shorten [one's, something's] lifespan",
"roman": "jumyō o chijimeru kōi",
"ruby": [
[
"寿命",
"じゅみょう"
],
[
"縮",
"ちぢ"
],
[
"行為",
"こうい"
]
],
"text": "寿命を縮める行為",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"shorten, shrink"
],
"links": [
[
"shorten",
"shorten"
],
[
"shrink",
"shrink"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "ちぢめる"
},
{
"ipa": "[t͡ɕiʑime̞ɾɯ̟]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "tanshuku suru",
"ruby": [
[
"短縮",
"たんしゅく"
]
],
"word": "短縮する"
}
],
"word": "縮める"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 縮める meaning in Japanese (7.3kB)
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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