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絞る

しぼる

usually kana

Readings

しぼるシボる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vtto wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
  2. 2.
    v5r, vtto squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
  3. 3.
    v5r, vtto rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
  4. 4.
    v5r, vtto extort; to exploit
  5. 5.
    v5r, vtto chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
  6. 6.
    v5r, vtto drill into; to train
  7. 7.
    v5r, vtto narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
  8. 8.
    v5r, vtto gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
  9. 9.
    v5r, vtto stop down (lens)
  10. 10.
    v5r, vtto turn down (e.g. radio)
  11. 11.
    v5r, vtto bend (bow); to draw
  12. 12.
    v5r, vtto hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
  13. 13.
    v5r, vtto squeeze

Kanji breakdown

N512 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

はい。ここに私たちが牛のミルクをしぼった牧場の写真がありますよ。

Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.

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絞るしぼる

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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