Question

搾 しぼ.る 搾る(しぼる): (1) to wring; to squeeze; to press; to extract (2) to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice) (3) to extort; to exploit (4) to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke (5) to drill into; to train (6) to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down (7) to gather up (a curtain, etc.); to tighten (a drawstring) (8) to stop down (a lens) (9) to turn down (e.g. the radio) (10) to bend (a bow); to draw (11) to hold down (in sumo); to constrict; to immobilize S 手: hand窄: narrow; fold; furl; shrug; pucker; shut; close 手 4 (none) squeeze (Thanks DrJones) You squeeze the teats of the cow with your fingers but it´s your first try and you don´t have any milk come through the holes, so you take a saw and cut the teats to make bigger holes. Poor cow, this story squeezes my heart.

Accepted Answer

サク squeeze 1 2046 13 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic You have trouble squeezing your hand through the hole so you use a saw to enlarge it. 1422

Kanji	搾
Onyomi	サク
Kunyomi	しぼ.る
English	squeeze
Examples	搾る(しぼる): (1) to wring; to squeeze; to press; to extract (2) to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice) (3) to extort; to exploit (4) to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke (5) to drill into; to train (6) to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down (7) to gather up (a curtain, etc.); to tighten (a drawstring) (8) to stop down (a lens) (9) to turn down (e.g. the radio) (10) to bend (a bow); to draw (11) to hold down (in sumo); to constrict; to immobilize
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2046
Components	手: hand 窄: narrow; fold; furl; shrug; pucker; shut; close
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	squeeze
Koohii Story 1	You have trouble squeezing your hand through the hole so you use a saw to enlarge it.
Koohii Story 2	(Thanks DrJones) You squeeze the teats of the cow with your fingers but it´s your first try and you don´t have any milk come through the holes, so you take a saw and cut the teats to make bigger holes. Poor cow, this story squeezes my heart.
RTK Index (new)	1422

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