Jiten beta

絞(しぼ)る
Rank #4,856

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
    1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
  • 2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
  • 3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
  • 4. to extort; to exploit
  • 5. to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
  • 6. to drill into; to train
  • 7. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
  • 8. to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
  • 9. to stop down (lens)
  • 10. to turn down (e.g. radio)
  • 11. to bend (bow); to draw
  • 12. to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize

Readings

絞る
(78%)
搾る
(10%)
しぼる
(10%)
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