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絞

strangle
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingしぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
JōyōGrade 8
  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silkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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