• Basic forms
• 縮む — shrink; contract / base form
• 縮みます — shrink / masu form
• 縮んだ — shrank / ta form
• 縮んで — shrinking … / te form
• 縮まない — do not shrink / negative
• 縮めば — if (something) shrinks / conditional
• Common expressions
• 服が縮む — clothes shrink
• 距離が縮む — the distance shrinks (gets shorter)

縮む（ちぢむ） is a godan intransitive verb. It describes something becoming smaller or shorter on its own — often after washing, heating, or cooling.

• Basic forms
• 縮れる — curl; frizzle; become crinkled / base form
• 縮れます — curl; frizzle / masu form
• 縮れた — curled; frizzled / ta form
• 縮れて — curling … / te form
• 縮れない — do not curl / negative
• 縮れれば — if (something) curls / conditional
• Common expressions
• 縮れ毛 — curly hair
• 麺が縮れる — noodles get curly / wavy

縮れる（ちぢれる） is an ichidan intransitive verb. It describes something becoming curly, wavy, or crinkled — often hair, fabric, paper, or noodles.