縮れる
ちぢれる · chidireru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan
to be wavy
🌊 縮 = shrink + れる (become): hair or cloth that has shrunk into waves
Same kanji as 縮む (chijimu, to shrink). Shrinking forces hair or fabric into tight folds, so the result is wavy or curled.
ちぢれる · chidireru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan
to be wavy
🌊 縮 = shrink + れる (become): hair or cloth that has shrunk into waves
Same kanji as 縮む (chijimu, to shrink). Shrinking forces hair or fabric into tight folds, so the result is wavy or curled.