和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [v5r, vt] to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze — esp. 絞る
2. 2. [v5r, vt] to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk — esp. 搾る
3. 3. [v5r, vt] to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
4. 4. [v5r, vt] to extort; to exploit
5. 5. [v5r, vt] to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke — often passive voice
6. 6. [v5r, vt] to drill into; to train
7. 7. [v5r, vt] to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
8. 8. [v5r, vt] to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
9. 9. [v5r, vt] to stop down (lens)
10. 10. [v5r, vt] to turn down (e.g. radio)
11. 11. [v5r, vt] to bend (bow); to draw
12. 12. [v5r, vt] {sumo} to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
13. 13. [v5r, vt] {go} to squeeze (uk)

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)

Kanji in this word

• 絞
  strangle, constrict, wring

  On: コウ (kou)

  Kun: しぼ.る (shibo.ru)、 し.める (shi.meru)、 し.まる (shi.maru)

  12 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1

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