縮まる (ちぢまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

縮まる (ちぢまる) means to shorten / to shrink / to contract.

See example sentences below.

縮まる at a glance

縮まる

ちぢまるchijimaru

N1verb

to shorten / to shrink / to contract

縮まるちぢまるchijimaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to shorten / to shrink / to contract

Example 1

距離が縮まってきた。

Translation

The distance has gotten shorter.

Example 2

時間が縮まってしまった。

Translation

The time got shortened.