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縮 = 糸 + 宿
縮 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shrink”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 宿 (inn). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1434.
- Keyword
- shrink
- RTK frame
- 1434
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シュク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- уменьшать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 縮 contract
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 縮 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “inn”. 縮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 縮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.