Word Meaning 絞め上げる

しめあげる shimeageru

絞め上げる is read as しめあげる (shimeageru) and means to put the screws on (a person).

Meaning

English

  1. to put the screws on (a person)
  2. to pursue rigorously
  3. to settle accounts
  4. to constrict (someone, something)
  5. to bind tightly
  6. to wring
  7. to screw up (e.g. a nut)

Reading

Kana

しめあげる

Romaji

shimeageru

Writing Variants

  • 締め上げる しめあげる shimeageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 85630 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

絞り上げる

しぼりあげる

to gather up (a curtain)

絞る

しぼる

to stop down (lens)

絞める

しめる

to strangle

絞り

しぼり

tie-dye

絞首刑

こうしゅけい

death by hanging

絞殺

こうさつ

strangulation

絞り込む

しぼりこむ

to narrow down

絞首台

こうしゅだい

gallows

絞り出す

しぼりだす

to squeeze out

絞首

こうしゅ

hanging

絞死

こうし

death by strangulation

絞殺死体

こうさつしたい

body of a strangled person