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絞 — 12 strokes / Radical「糸」

道
3Junior high level / 12 strokes / Radical「糸」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
しぼ.る・し.める・し.まるshibo.ru · shi.meru · shi.maru
Meaning
strangle; wring

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with 交: to twist a cord tight — to wring, to strangle.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō絞殺こうさつ絞首刑こうしゅけい
Kunしぼるshiboru絞るしぼる絞り上げるしぼりあげる絞りしぼり

Compare: 搾る

Kunしめるshimeru絞めるしめる

Compare: 締める

Kunしまるshimaru絞まるしまる

Compare: 締まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 絞殺こうさつ

    strangulation

  • 絞るしぼる

    to wring; to narrow down

More words with this kanji

  • 疋田絞りひったしぼり

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

ぞうきんをよく絞(しぼ)った。

I wrung out the cloth well.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

絞殺絞殺to kil…紛confus…紺dark…綱rope緊tight締tighte…孔hole巧skilfu…甲armour坑pit拘arrest
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)