How to say 'Squeeze' or 'Wring' in Japanese | 絞る

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The Japanese word for Squeeze or Wring is 'Shiboru', written as 絞る in Japanese.'Squeeze' or 'Wring' in hiragana is しぼる.

word

絞る

Meaning

Squeeze, Wring

Reading

しぼる

shiboru

Kanji

絞Wring, Strangle

Explanation

The Japanese verb '絞る (しぼる)' primarily means 'to squeeze' or 'to wring'. It is used when applying pressure to extract liquid or to tighten something. For example, squeezing juice from a fruit: I squeezed the juice from the orange「オレンジのジュースを絞った」(オレンジのジュースをしぼった). Wringing out a wet towel: She wrung out the wet towel「彼女は濡れたタオルを絞った」(かのじょはぬれたタオルをしぼった). Additionally, '絞る' can be used metaphorically to describe exerting effort or focusing intensely, such as in concentrating one's mind: He concentrated his mind on the problem「彼はその問題に頭を絞った」(かれはそのもんだいにあたまをしぼった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3803

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 絞る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

絞

Meaning

Wring, Strangle

Hiragana in the Word 絞る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Shiboru' means 'Squeeze' or 'Wring' .

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