← Back

絞

strangle
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingしぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. strangleRtK
  2. constrict
  3. wring
  1. to wring (towel, rag)
  2. to squeeze
  3. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)
  4. to press
  5. to extract

Popular Usage

絞る

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk纟variant
Components
How it's built
絞
  • →
  • →
    • →
    • →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

thread (糸) · spiderman · mingle · top hat (亠) · father

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1448

Compound words

絞るしぼる
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract
絞りしぼり
shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture; aperture stop
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; to narrow down; to refine
絞扼こうやく
strangulation
引絞るひきしぼる
to draw (a bow) to the limit
御絞りおしぼり
wet towel (supplied at table)
絞まるしまる
to be strangled
絞り粕しぼりかす
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu)
絞り滓しぼりかす
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu)
絞り瓣しぼりべん
throttle valve
絞殺すしめころす
to strangle to death
引き絞るひきしぼる
to draw (a bow) to the limit
羽交絞めはがいじめ
full nelson
絞め殺すしめころす
to strangle to death
袂を絞るたもとをしぼる
to shed many tears
羽交い絞めはがいじめ
full nelson
脳味噌を絞るのうみそをしぼる
to rack one's brains

Kun Reading Examples

私たちは声を振り絞って助けを求めた。ふりしぼる
We shouted for help at the tops of our voices.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は声を引き絞って歌った。
He sang with his voice strained.tatoeba
彼は歯磨きをチューブから絞り出した。
He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.tatoeba
彼は殺人罪で絞首刑に処せられた。
He was hanged for murder.tatoeba
彼は殺人罪で絞首刑にされた。
He was hanged for murder.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 絞

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step