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Historical Evolution
縮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
縮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
缩 / 縮 [suō]
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù]
Japanese
- wearing armour (armor)
- counter for suits of armour
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
縮 おさむ
Osamu given name
縮 しゅうみ
Shuumi unclassified name
縮 しゅうや
Shuuya unclassified name
縮 そうの
Souno unclassified name
縮 そうや
Souya unclassified name
縮 ちぢみ
Chijimi surname
CHINESE WORDS (76)
缩小 [suōxiǎo] #5,286
to reduce
收缩 [shōusuō] #10,061
to pull back
缩短 [suōduǎn] #13,219
to curtail
退缩 [tuìsuō] #6,849
to shrink back
萎缩 [wěisuō] #14,518
to wither
压缩 [yāsuō] #15,837
to compress
浓缩 [nóngsuō] #12,766
to concentrate (a liquid)
缩写 [suōxiě] #8,270
abbreviation
缩减 [suōjiǎn] #15,395
to cut
缩水 [suōshuǐ] #22,124
to shrink (in the wash)
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JAPANESE WORDS (199)
⭐ 恐縮 [きょうしゅく] #5,732
feeling (much) obliged
⭐ 縮める [ちぢめる] #6,105
to shorten
⭐ 縮まる [ちぢまる] #7,837
to shorten
⭐ 縮む [ちぢむ] #9,617
to shrink
縮こまる [ちぢこまる] #9,724
to curl oneself up
⭐ 収縮 [しゅうしゅく] #11,859
contraction
⭐ 圧縮 [あっしゅく] #12,035
compression
⭐ 短縮 [たんしゅく] #13,270
shortening
⭐ 萎縮 [いしゅく] #13,414
withering
⭐ 凝縮 [ぎょうしゅく] #13,712
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.)
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