漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level13 strokesRadical
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サク
Kun
しぼ.る
Meaning
squeeze; extract

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 窄: to press out by hand — to squeeze.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サク搾取・圧搾
しぼる搾る

Compare: 絞る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 搾乳さくにゅう

    milking

  • 圧搾あっさく

    compression

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

果物を搾ってジュースにした。

I squeezed the fruit into juice.

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