Japanese symbol for “wring”
絞る
しぼる
Romaji: shiboru
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
In Japanese, wring is 絞る, read しぼる (shiboru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vt to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
- v5r, vt to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
- v5r, vt to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
- v5r, vt to extort; to exploit
- v5r, vt to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold
- v5r, vt to drill into; to train
Written forms: 絞る、搾る. Readings: しぼる、シボる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捻る | ひねる hineru | to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck) |
| 締め上げる | しめあげる shimeageru | to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絞り | しぼり shibori | shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing |
| 絞める | しめる shimeru | to strangle; to constrict |
| 絞首刑 | こうしゅけい koushukei | death by hanging; execution by hanging |
| 絞殺 | こうさつ kousatsu | strangling (to death); strangulation |
| 絞り込む | しぼりこむ shiborikomu | to squeeze; to wring out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wring”.
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