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Kanji Detail for 絞 - "to squeeze"

絞

  • Meaning

    絞 means "to squeeze." Also associated with to tighten, strict.

    1. To tighten - To bind; to tie tight.

    2. To squeeze - To wring out moisture.

    3. Strict - To make severe.

    4. Yellow-green - A color name.

  • Words using 絞

    • 絞る しぼる Listen to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)
    • 絞り しぼり Listen shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing
    • お絞り おしぼり Listen wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

  • Tattoo check: 絞

    • Verified meaning: to squeeze
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to tighten, strict

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    strangle; constrict; wring

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    twist, wring; intertwine; winch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Twisting two ropes together to make them tight. Now wringing things tight is all called 絞. Such as wringing towels and such. | To strangle. In old penal law, below beheading there was strangulation. Meaning killing by strangling.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shi.maru(し-まる) し-まる

    shi.meru(し-める) し-める

    shibo.ru(しぼ-る) しぼ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to tighten to squeeze strict strangle wring bind choke compress constrict grasp grip narrow pinch suffocate throttle contract severe

Sentences including 絞

  • You can't wring any more money from me.

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