縮まる

ちぢまる · chidimaru · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to shrink

🧦 縮 (shrink) + まる (become): to become shrunk, like a sweater after a hot wash

縮 carries the thread radical 糸, which fits its tightening sense. まる marks an intransitive verb, so the thing shrinks on its own, with no agent acting on it.

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