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Point of interest: 絞る vs 縛る

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絞る vs 縛る
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絞る and 縛る are two similar and commonly confused words:
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'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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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to bind
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Both use the 糸 component on the left. しぼる adds 交 (mix) on the right - think of threads mixing as they are squeezed together. しばる adds 専 (specialist) - think of complex knots which require a specialist to tie!
Remembering which word is which is trickier, but it might help to remember that はる, which is contained in voiced form in しばる, is the general word for joining things: .

Kanji used in this point of interest

コウ   しぼ to wring; to squeeze   しめる to wring; to strangle   しまる to be strangled; to be constricted   
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バク   しば to bind   
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シ   いと thread   
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 to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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セン   specialist; expert   もっぱ entirely, wholely   
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