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Kanji meaning "strangle, constrict, wring"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1176
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 3
WaniKani Level 25
RTK
KLC Volume 7
TMW Debut Idol
12 strokes
Meanings
strangle, constrict, wring
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
しぼ.る
し.める
し.まる
Stroke order
(12 strokes)
Composed of
糸
thread
radical
交
mingle
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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)
Reading usage
しぼ
52 (59%)
こう
16 (18%)
し
10 (11%)
じ
3 (3%)
しぼり
3 (3%)
しめ
2 (2%)
じめ
1 (1%)
わな
1 (1%)
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to wring (towel, rag)
#3405
振
(
ふ
)
り
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.)
#6053
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
出
(
だ
)
す
to squeeze out
#6635
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
込
(
こ
)
む
to squeeze
#17697
引
(
ひ
)
き
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to draw (a bow) to the limit
#20000
知
(
ち
)
恵
(
え
)
を
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to rack one's brain
#29327
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
上
(
あ
)
げる
to squeeze (to the utmost)
#29346
絞
(
しぼ
)
りだす
to squeeze out
#38330
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
shibori
#38851
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
取
(
と
)
る
to exploit
#42922
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Most common words using this kanji
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to wring (towel, rag)
#3405
振
(
ふ
)
り
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.)
#6053
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
出
(
だ
)
す
to squeeze out
#6635
首
(
くび
)
を
絞
(
し
)
める
to wring the neck
#12241
絞
(
し
)
める
to strangle
#13508
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
込
(
こ
)
む
to squeeze
#17697
引
(
ひ
)
き
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to draw (a bow) to the limit
#20000
絞
(
し
)
め
殺
(
ころ
)
す
to strangle to death
#25653
知
(
ち
)
恵
(
え
)
を
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to rack one's brain
#29327
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
上
(
あ
)
げる
to squeeze (to the utmost)
#29346
絞
(
こう
)
殺
(
さつ
)
strangling (to death)
#35802
自
(
じ
)
分
(
ぶん
)
の
首
(
くび
)
を
絞
(
し
)
める
to cut one's own throat
#36525
羽
(
は
)
交
(
が
)
い
絞
(
じ
)
め
full nelson
#37234
絞
(
しぼ
)
りだす
to squeeze out
#38330
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
shibori
#38851
絞
(
しぼ
)
り
取
(
と
)
る
to exploit
#42922
的
(
まと
)
を
絞
(
しぼ
)
る
to narrow in (on)
#45572
絞
(
し
)
め
上
(
あ
)
げる
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat)
#47340
絞
(
し
)
まる
to be strangled
#48632
首
(
くび
)
が
絞
(
し
)
まる
to have one's neck wrung
#50157
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