Nihoner
表層形
縮まらう
シジマロー
動詞

縮まらう (シジマロー)

Shijimarou · しじまろー — to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

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縮まらう in rōmaji: shijimarou, also spelled shijimaro.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 縮まる 🔤 文語四段-ラ行 📐 意志推量形
Updated: 2026年10月3日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
縮まらう
見出し語 (Lemma)
縮まる
読み (Reading)
シジマロー
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
文語四段-ラ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
意志推量形
表記 (Orthography)
縮まらう
読み・基本形
シジマル
表記・基本形
縮まる
見出し語の読み
チヂマル
💡 English Meaning

縮まらう means “to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink” — full definition & examples →

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縮まる (チジマル) — main entry →

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The surface form (縮まらう) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (縮まる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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