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皺: wrinkle

wrinkle
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Readings

On
シュウ・スウ
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しわ・しぼ

皺 (しわ) is the everyday word; 眉間に皺を寄せる (frown) is a common phrase, and 皺寄せ means knock-on effects.

Key words

皺しわwrinkle; crease
皺を寄せるしわをよせるto knit one's brow
皺くちゃしわくちゃcrumpled
小皺こじわfine wrinkles
皺寄せしわよせknock-on effect

Example sentences

Deep wrinkles are etched into my grandmother's hands.

Faced with a difficult problem, he furrowed his brow.

The knock-on effects of a bad economy always fall on the weak.

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