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Jigoku-jime

Type
Chokes and strangles
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
地獄絞
Listed in
Shime-waza (judo techniques)

Hell strangle. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.

Kanji in 地獄絞

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
prison, jail
on: ゴク
14 strokes · JLPT 1
strangle, constrict, wring
on: コウ
kun: しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Judo chokes and strangles

Japanese terms for chokes and strangles

TermReadingMeaning
裸絞めhadakajimerear naked choke; sleeper hold
絞め技shimewazashime-waza (judo stranglehold)
フロントチョークfurontochookufront choke

text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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