Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: し.まる, し.める, しぼ.る · Meanings: constrict, strangle, wring
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 絞 | こう | death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system) | Noun |
| 絞る | しぼる | to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 絞首刑 | こうしゅけい | death by hanging, execution by hanging | Noun |
| 絞り | しぼり | shibori, tie-dye, tie-dyeing | common Noun |
| 絞殺 | こうさつ | strangling (to death), strangulation | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 絞める | しめる | to strangle, to constrict | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 絞首台 | こうしゅだい | gallows | Noun |
| 絞り出す | しぼりだす | to squeeze out, to wring out | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 搾り取る | しぼりとる | to exploit, to extort, to squeeze (someone) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 絞り込む | しぼりこむ | to squeeze, to wring out | common Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
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