N12181/3019

ちぢまる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

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Example sentences

二人ふたり距離きょりすこしずつちぢまっていった。

The distance between the two of them gradually closed little by little.

あたらしい治療法ちりょうほうのおかげで、入院にゅういん期間きかん大幅おおはばちぢまった

Thanks to the new treatment method, the hospitalization period shortened significantly.

さむさでからだちぢまるような感覚かんかくおぼえた。

I felt a sensation as if my body was shrinking from the cold.

りょうチームの得点差とくてんさ終盤しゅうばんになってようやくちぢまりはじめた。

The score gap between the two teams finally began to narrow toward the end of the game.

経済格差けいざいかくさがなかなかちぢまらない現状げんじょうに、政府せいふ有効ゆうこう対策たいさくこうじるべきだとのこえたかまっている。

There are growing calls that the government should implement effective measures to address the current situation in which economic disparities are not narrowing.