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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: 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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