縮れる

ちぢれる

to be wavy, to be curled

What does 縮れる mean?

縮れる is a Japanese verb meaning to be wavy, to be curled in English. It is written as 縮れる in kanji, ちぢれる in hiragana, and chijireru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

パーマをかけたので、髪の毛が縮れています。

Now I have curly hair, because I had a perm.