絞
- Kanji
- 絞
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- Wring, twist, choke
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- し.ぼる
- Strokes
- 12
- Common compounds
絞殺 (こうさつ) strangulation 絞る (しぼる) to wring, to squeeze 手絞り (てしぼり) hand-wringing
- Memory hook
The 'silk' (糸) radical being 'product' (工) suggests twisting or wringing silk thread.