絞

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

strangle, constrict, wring

Kun'yomi
  • しぼる
    		to wring (towel, rag) ②to squeeze (fruit to extract juice) ③to rack (one's brains) ④to extort
  • しめる
    		to strangle
  • しまる
    		to be strangled
On'yomi
  • コウ
    		death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しぼる 74.6%
しめるしまる 20.8%
コウ 4.6%

Character Breakdown

strangle, constrict, wring
しぼ.る　し.める　コウ (8th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mingle, mixing, association
コウ　-か.う　まじ.わる (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
father
ちち　フ (2nd, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

しぼ
絞
　
る
to wring (towel, rag) ②to squeeze (fruit to extract juice) ③to rack (one's brains) ④to extort
ふ
振
　
り
しぼ
絞
　
る
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.)
し
絞
　
め
　
る
to strangle
しぼ
絞
　
り
こ
込
　
む
to squeeze ②to narrow down
し
絞
　
め
ころ
殺
　
す
to strangle to death
こう
絞
さつ
殺
strangulation
しぼ
絞
　
り
だ
出
　
す
to squeeze out
しぼ
絞
　
り
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to squeeze (to the utmost) ②to squeeze (money) out of someone ③to scold ④to train ruthlessly
しぼ
絞
　
り
こ
込
　
み
refinement
ひ
引
　
き
しぼ
絞
　
る
to draw (a bow) to the limit ②to pull tight ③to strain (voice)
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References

Unicode hex code 7D5E
JIS X 0208 1-25-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3535
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4485
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1349
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1707
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 913
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27421
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1452
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1545
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1630
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1576
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1565
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1533
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1360
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a6.9
Four corner code 2094.8
De Roo Code 2766