漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
搾: squeeze
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 扌hand(meaning)
- 窄(sound)
扌 carries the meaning · 窄 gives the sound
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
サクsaku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 搾取さくしゅ
- 搾乳さくにゅうmilking (a cow, goat, etc.)
しぼるshiboru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 搾るしぼるto wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
- 搾りしぼりshibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · zhà
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin zhà most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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