Readings

Kana: コウ、しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
Romaji: kou, shibo.ru, shi.meru, shi.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

strangle, constrict, wring

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1288
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-6
Korean Reading:  gyo
Chinese Reading:  jia3
Unicode:  7d5e
JIS:  394A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1349
Nelson Index: 3535
New Nelson Index: 4485
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a6.9
Four Corner Index: 2094.8
Guide to Remembering Index: 1261
Gakken Index: 1825
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27421
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1049
Remembering the kanji Index: 1348
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1630
Kodansha Compact Index: 1533
Kanji in Context Index: 1565
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 913
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1236
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1360
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1448
Essential Kanji Index: 1394
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1707
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2766
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1576

Words

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
絞首刑 (こうしゅけい)
death by hanging
絞り込む (しぼりこむ)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
お絞り (おしぼり)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
絞り出す (しぼりだす)
to squeeze out; to wring out
絞める (しめる)
to strangle; to constrict
絞殺 (こうさつ)
strangulation; strangling
振り絞る (ふりしぼる)
to muster (one's strength); to strain (e.g. one's voice)
絞り取る (しぼりとる)
to squeeze or wring out from
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
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