縮める
ちぢめる
chidimeru
JMdict entry #1337570
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。
susan da seikatsu wo okuru no ha 、 inochi wo chidimeru you na mono da 。
Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.