Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be strangled, to be constricted.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
絞まる しまる

Contained Kanji 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)