絞
絞 — Strangle
strangle, constrict, wring
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiしぼる (shiboru)
Kun’yomiしめる (shimeru)
Kun’yomiしまる (shimaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 絞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絞る | しぼる shiboru | to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice) |
| 絞り | しぼり shibori | shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing |
| お絞り | おしぼり oshibori | wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel |
| 絞り込む | しぼりこむ shiborikomu | to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down |
| 絞める | しめる shimeru | to strangle; to constrict |
| 絞殺 | こうさつ kousatsu | strangling (to death); strangulation |
Study notes
絞 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1288 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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