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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

strangle, constrict, wring

12 strokes · frequency rank #1288

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コウ
Kun
しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. しぼりshibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing1
    • What is the correct aperture in this light?

  2. しぼるto wring (towel, rag); to squeeze2
    • Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.

    • I racked my brains to write this.

    • She wrung the towel dry.

  3. おしぼりwet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel3
    • Do you have hot towels?

    • Could you bring me another hot towel?

    • I like the Japanese custom of offering guests moist towels, called oshibori.

  4. しぼりこむto squeeze; to wring out4
  5. こうさつstrangling (to death); strangulation5
    • The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.

  6. しめるto strangle; to constrict6
    • Please fasten your seat belts, and kindly refrain from smoking.

  7. こうしゅけいdeath by hanging; execution by hanging7
    • As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

    • He was hanged for murder.

    • He was hanged for murder.

  8. ふりしぼるto use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully8
    • We shouted for help at the tops of our voices.

    • He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.

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