縮れる

• 読み: ちぢれる
• ローマ字: chidireru
• 漢字の分解: 縮 (shuku/chidi) — shrink, curl, contract
• 発音: /tɕi.dʑi.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled. Describes hair or fibres that have a naturally kinked or curly texture.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb primarily used for describing curly or frizzy hair texture. Also applies to yarn, wool, or other fibres that have a crimped quality. Often appears in the te-iru form (縮れている) to describe an ongoing state rather than a change.

例文

1. 彼女の髪は自然に縮れている。
2. 湿気が多いと髪が縮れてしまう。
3. この毛糸は縮れやすいので優しく洗ってください。

使い方ガイド

場面: hair care, appearance, textiles

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Derived from the same root as 縮む (to shrink) and 縮まる (to contract). The れる ending gives it a spontaneous or natural-state nuance, describing something that has become curled on its own.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal