漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
絞: strangle, constrict
Also: wring
JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 交 gives the sound
12 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 絞殺こうさつstrangling (to death); strangulation
しぼるshiboru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 絞るしぼるto wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
- 絞りしぼりshibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing
- お絞りおしぼりwet towel (supplied at table)
- 絞り込むしぼりこむto squeeze; to wring out
しめるshimeru · kun'yomi
- 絞めるしめるto strangle; to constrict
Also read しまる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
交
Also built on mingle (交)
絞 takes the 交 family's reading, コウ (kou).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side絞 strangle · 交
vs統 overall · 充In ChineseSimplified 绞 · traditional, as in Japanese · jiǎo
Japan keeps the traditional form 絞; mainland China simplifies it to 绞.
- Simplified
- 绞 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 絞 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiǎo 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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