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縮ちぢめる

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Inflections of 縮める
Common N2
ちぢめる
Meaning
    1. ①
      to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
    2. ②
      to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
    3. ③
      to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)
Kanji
縮 シュク shrink, contract, shrivel
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4)

命いのちを縮ちぢめる

#57,135

Inflections of 命を縮める
いのちをちぢめる
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Meaning
    1. to shorten one's life
      すさんだ生活せいかつを送おくるのは、命いのちを縮ちぢめるようなものだ。
      Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
Kanji
命 メイ fate, command, decree 縮 シュク shrink, contract, shrivel
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