漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
しぼ.る・し.める・し.まる
Meaning
strangle; wring

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ絞殺・絞首刑
しぼる絞る・絞り上げる・絞り

Compare: 搾る

しめる絞める

Compare: 締める

しまる絞まる

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ぞうきんをよく絞った。

I wrung out the cloth well.

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