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squeeze
Stroke count: 13

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. squeezeRtK
    ああ、牛の乳はそんなふうに搾るのですか。Oh, is that the way you milk a cow?tatoeba
    搾乳・牛乳販売業を始める。He began selling expressed cow's milk.wiki
  1. exploitation
  2. bleeding dry
  3. squeezing dry
  4. milking (e.g. a cow's teat)
  5. extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · tight · hole · house · human legs (儿) · saw

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1422

Compound words

搾取さくしゅ
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
搾乳さくにゅう
milking (a cow, goat, etc.); breast pumping; milk expression
圧搾あっさく
pressure
搾りしぼり
shibori
搾油さくゆ
oil expression (extraction)
圧搾器あっさくき
compressor
圧搾機あっさくき
compressor
搾め糟しめかす
oil cake
搾め木しめぎ
(oil) press
搾り滓しぼりかす
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu)
圧搾空気あっさくくうき
compressed air
搾りとるしぼりとる
to exploit
搾り取るしぼりとる
to exploit

Additional Examples

搾乳・牛乳販売業を始める。
He began selling expressed cow's milk.wiki
圧搾前に甘酒を加えることもある。
Amazake (sweet mild sale) may be added before compression.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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