Kanji

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #128812 strokes

Meanings

strangle, constrict, wring

ES: constreñir, contraer, torcer, estrujar

On
コウ
Kun
しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる

Common words

  • 絞るしぼるto wring (towel, rag), to squeeze
  • 絞りしぼりshibori, tie-dye, tie-dyeing
  • 絞殺こうさつstrangling (to death), strangulation
  • お絞りおしぼりwet towel (supplied at table), hot, moistened hand towel
  • 絞めるしめるto strangle, to constrict
  • 絞首刑こうしゅけいdeath by hanging, execution by hanging
  • 絞り込むしぼりこむto squeeze, to wring out

Example sentences

  • 私わたしはオレンジジュースを絞しぼった。

    I squeezed the juice out of the oranges.

    Yo les exprimí el jugo a las naranjas.

    Tatoeba #161263(opens in a new tab)
  • 要点ようてんを絞しぼって、決定けっていを下くだしましょう。

    Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.

    Tatoeba #78800(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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