synonym Comparative
縮む
VS
辟易
Differences Between "縮む" and "辟易"
Option A
縮む
Meaning
to shrink; to contract; to shorten
Reading
ちぢむ (chidimu)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
ウールのセーターをお湯で乱暴に洗って乾燥機にかけた結果、驚くほど極端に_______しまい、着られなくなりました。
As a result of washing the wool sweater roughly with hot water and putting it in a dryer, it shrank extremely, and it could not be worn anymore.
Option B
辟易
Meaning
to be fed up with, to be put off by, to shrink from, to flinch
Reading
へきえき (hekiekii)
Syllabus Level
N2
Practical Example
彼の自慢話にはもう辟易している。
I'm already fed up with his bragging.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to shrink; to contract; to shorten)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 縮む: Refers to clothes shrinking in hot water/dryers, metals contracting in coldness, distances shortening naturally, or heart distances shrinking from intimacy. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 伸びる. Often used as セーターが縮む or 距離が縮む. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To shrink/shorten! "Every time I see your extremely cute blushing face, the distance of our hearts shrinks in a second, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Distance shrinking! B-Baka! Who authorized such physical approach? But... being right by your warmth is secretly the greatest happiness in the world, so cuddle close for life! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『ちぢむ（縮む）よ！『ハルカ部長、あなたのその極上に可愛いツンデレ顔を見るたびに、僕のハートの距離が秒速で縮む（縮みます）！』って…っ！距離が縮む！バカ！/// 誰がそんな物理的アプローチを許可したのよ！…でも、あんたの温もりの隣にいられるの、本当は世界一幸せだから、一生寄り添いなさい！』
- 辟易: うんざりするほど困ったり、嫌になったりすること。相手の行動や状況に飽き飽きしたり、迷惑に感じたりする時に使う。 (To be troubled or disgusted to the point of being fed up. Used when one is tired of or annoyed by someone's actions or a situation.)
- 縮む: Refers to clothes shrinking in hot water/dryers, metals contracting in coldness, distances shortening naturally, or heart distances shrinking from intimacy. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 伸びる. Often used as セーターが縮む or 距離が縮む. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To shrink/shorten! "Every time I see your extremely cute blushing face, the distance of our hearts shrinks in a second, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Distance shrinking! B-Baka! Who authorized such physical approach? But... being right by your warmth is secretly the greatest happiness in the world, so cuddle close for life! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『ちぢむ（縮む）よ！『ハルカ部長、あなたのその極上に可愛いツンデレ顔を見るたびに、僕のハートの距離が秒速で縮む（縮みます）！』って…っ！距離が縮む！バカ！/// 誰がそんな物理的アプローチを許可したのよ！…でも、あんたの温もりの隣にいられるの、本当は世界一幸せだから、一生寄り添いなさい！』
- 辟易: うんざりするほど困ったり、嫌になったりすること。相手の行動や状況に飽き飽きしたり、迷惑に感じたりする時に使う。 (To be troubled or disgusted to the point of being fed up. Used when one is tired of or annoyed by someone's actions or a situation.)
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