“To make smaller” in Japanese
Short answer
To make smaller in Japanese is “縮める” (chijimeru). Full meaning: to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head).
Other ways to say “To make smaller” in Japanese
ちゞめる
chijimeru to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
ちぢめる
chijimeru to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めろ
chijimero to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めん
chijimen to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めれ
chijimere to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
ちゞめ
chijime to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めよ
chijimeyo to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めよふ
chijimeyou to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
縮めよう
chijimeyou to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
ちゞめろ
chijimero to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
ちぢめん
chijimen to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink; to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
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