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絞

絞 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

strangle, constrict, wring

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウHS
Kun (native)
  • しぼ(る)JHS
  • し(める)JHS
  • し(まる)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jiao3
  • 拼音jia3
  • 한글gyo
  • Hán-ViệtGiảo
  • Hán-ViệtHào

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7D5E

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸交

Words using this kanji

  • 絞るしぼるto wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press
  • 絞りしぼり「しぼり」を参照shibori, tie-dye, tie-dyeing, aperture
  • 絞殺こうさつ手やなどでをて殺害すること。 1.の狭義で、紐などで首を絞めて殺害すること。この場合、手で締める殺害は扼殺という。strangling (to death), strangulation
  • 絞めるしめるto strangle, to constrict
  • 絞首刑こうしゅけい死刑の方法の一つ。死刑囚の首を絞めて命を絶つ方法。death by hanging, execution by hanging
  • 絞り込むしぼりこむto squeeze, to wring out, to narrow down, to refine
  • 絞こうdeath by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
  • 絞首こうしゅ首を絞めて殺すこと。hanging, strangling to death
  • 絞罪こうざい絞首刑。また、それにあたる犯罪。execution by hanging, hanging
  • 絞刑こうけい絞首刑。death by hanging
  • 絞扼こうやく生体の組織や血管が締め付けられることで圧迫されること。strangulation, constriction, entrapment
  • 絞縄こうじょうhangman's noose, halter, rope to hang a criminal
  • 絞死こうしdeath by strangulation, ligature strangulation
  • 絞まるしまる「しまる」を参照。to be strangled, to be constricted
  • 絞首台こうしゅだい死刑を絞首により執行する際、死刑囚を乗せ絞首するための台。gallows
  • 絞刑吏こうけいりhangman
  • 絞り汁しぼりじるsqueezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
  • 絞め技しめわざshime-waza (judo stranglehold)
  • 絞り器しぼりきwringer (clothes), squeezer (fruit, etc.), press (grapes, etc.)
  • 絞り弁しぼりべんthrottle valve

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-6
Four Corner
2094.8
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a6.9
Heisig
1448
Nelson
3535