What does kanji 絞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 絞 is strangle.

How is kanji 絞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 絞 are しぼ.る, し.める, し.まる; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 絞?

The main radical for kanji 絞 is 糸.

What words use kanji 絞?

Example words that use kanji 絞 include 絞り, 絞める, 絞殺, 絞首刑.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

絞

Meaning

Kanji 絞

strangle

strangle, constrict, wring

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しぼ.るし.めるし.まる
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1288
Strokes: 12
Radical: 糸
Components: 亠 • 小 • 幺 • 父 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 較 • 校 • 郊 • 蛟 • 皎 • 交 • 効

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 58 entries that include this kanji.

絞り

しぼり

tie-dye

絞める

しめる

to strangle

絞殺

こうさつ

strangulation

絞首刑

こうしゅけい

death by hanging

絞

こう

death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)

絞まる

しまる

to be strangled

絞め技

しめわざ

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

絞め上げる

しめあげる

to put the screws on (a person)

絞り込み

しぼりこみ

refinement

絞り染

しぼりぞめ

tie-dye

絞り袋

しぼりぶくろ

pastry bag

絞り値

しぼりち

f-number

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雑巾を絞ってください。

Please wring out the rag.

犯人は被害者の首を絞めた。

The criminal strangled the victim's neck.

牛乳を絞る。

To milk a cow.

候補を三人に絞り込む。

Narrow down the candidates to three.

音量を少し絞りましょう。

Let's turn down the volume a bit.