Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 12

絞

Meaning in English

strangle, constrict, wring

Readings

Onyomi: コウ Kunyomi: しぼ.る, し.める, し.まる Romaji: kou / shibo.ru, shi.meru, shi.maru

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絞

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese estrangular, constringir, torcer

Spanish estrangular, constreñir, retorcer

Korean 목을 조르다, 조이다, 쥐어짜다

French étrangler, constricter, tordre

Italian strangolare, stringere, torcere

German erwürgen, einschnüren, auswringen

Indonesian mencekik, membengkokkan, memeras

★ Vietnamese bóp cổ, siết chặt, vặn vẹo

Thai บีบคอ รัด บิด

Related kanji

N1 納 nou, natsu, na, nan, tou / osa.meru, -osa.meru, osa.maru settlement, obtain, reap N2 純 jun genuine, purity, innocence N3 緒 sho, cho / o, itoguchi thong, beginning, inception N1 綱 kou / tsuna hawser, class (genus), rope N1 紛 fun / magi.reru, -magi.re, magi.rasu, magi.rawasu, magi.rawashii distract, be mistaken for, go astray N1 網 mou / ami netting, network, filet N1 綾 rin / aya design, figured cloth, twill N2 緑 ryoku, roku / midori green, vert, verde N1 綻 tan / hokoro.biru be rent, ripped, unravel

Words with this kanji

N2 絞る shiboru to press, to wring, to squeeze