Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
絞

絞 – strangle, constrict, wring

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1288 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 絞 means strangle, constrict, wring. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる (shiboru, shimeru, shimaru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiコウkou
Kun’yomiしぼ.るshiboru
Kun’yomiし.めるshimeru
Kun’yomiし.まるshimaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 糸・幺・小・父・亠.

Words using 絞

Kanji with the same radical

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