Memory phrase for the Kanji: 絞

絞

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Meaning strangle, wring, constrict

Pronunciation

KŌ
shiboru, shimeru

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: mix/exchange 交 (Image of a person sitting cross-legged)

Mnemonic
 
When threads are mixed (i.e. in a woven fabric), then they "strangle" each others and the fabric can be wrung.

Radicals

糸 thread
交 traffic, exchangeA picture of a crosslegged sitting person means to mix.
㐅 cross
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 Vocabulary

絞る しぼる  to press, to wring, to squeeze

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