絞

絞 — strangle, constrict, wring

JLPT: JLPT N1
Strokes: 12
Taught in: Secondary school
Frequency: #1288 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: こう kou
Kun'yomi: しぼ.る shibo.ru

し.める shi.meru

し.まる shi.maru

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 絞

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