This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サク、しぼ.る
Romaji: saku, shibo.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

squeeze

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  2046
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  chag
Chinese Reading:  zha4
Unicode:  643e
JIS:  3A71

Indexes

Halpern Index: 649
Nelson Index: 1975
New Nelson Index: 2251
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c10.9
Four Corner Index: 5301.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1301
Gakken Index: 2015
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12553
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0355
Remembering the kanji Index: 1324
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1377
Kodansha Compact Index: 920
Kanji in Context Index: 1484
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 466
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 594
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1336
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1422
Essential Kanji Index: 1777
Kodansha Kanji Index: 798
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1354
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1629

Words

搾取 (さくしゅ)
exploitation; squeezing; sweating
〆粕 (しめかす)
oil cake; scrap cake
絞り込む (しぼりこむ)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
絞り上げる (しぼりあげる)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring; to strain one's voice; to scold
搾取工場 (さくしゅこうじょう)
sweatshop
絞る (しぼる)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort; to exploit; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to drill into; to train; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); to stop down (lens); to turn down (e.g. radio); to bend (bow); to draw; to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
絞りかす (しぼりかす)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
絞り出す (しぼりだす)
to squeeze out; to wring out
搾り取る (しぼりとる)
to exploit
搾乳 (さくにゅう)
milking (a cow)
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