Word Meaning 絞る

しぼる shiboru

絞る is read as しぼる (shiboru) and means to stop down (lens).

Meaning

English

to stop down (lens)
to turn down (e.g. radio)
to bend (bow)
to draw
to drill into
to train
to extort
to exploit

Reading

Kana

しぼる

Romaji

shiboru

Writing Variants

搾るしぼる shiboru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 820 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

振り絞る

ふりしぼる

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.)

自分の首を絞める

じぶんのくびをしめる

to cut one's own throat

お絞り

おしぼり

wet towel (supplied at table)

Example Sentences

牛乳を絞る。

ぎゅうにゅうをしぼる。

To milk a cow.

私は５ポンド絞る必要がある。

I need to lose five pounds.

何世紀も、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。

For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.