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絞 means 'wring (out)'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1643   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 32 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 6 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   しぼる to wring; to squeeze   しめる to wring; to strangle   しまる to be strangled; to be constricted
Notes
The 絞 kanji affords access to practical devices, such as juice squeezers and garlic presses. This kanji also introduces us to Japanese tie-dyeing. But 絞 really comes to life with its figurative uses, enabling us to put the screws on someone, squeeze money out of people, zero in on something, weed out applicants, and rack our brains. See what it means to strangle slowly with a silk cord.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 絞
Components
⿰  糸 thread  交 mix; mixed  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 絞 is used 3 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 絞 is used 51 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
コウ : 11 words FIND ALL
strangulation; strangling
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しぼる : 30 words FIND ALL
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze  (esp. 絞る)
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk  (esp. 搾る)
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しめる : 8 words FIND ALL
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strangle; to constrict
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しめる (read as じ) : 1 word FIND ALL
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
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しぼる (read as しぼり) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
cloth dyed in a dapple pattern  (see also: 鹿の子)
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絞
コウ   しぼる to wring; to squeeze   しめる to wring; to strangle   しまる to be strangled; to be constricted   
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交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
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父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
ハチ   katakana 'ha'; eight   やつ    よう eight   
K
乂
crossed swords
糸
シ   いと thread   
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