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Strangle 絞 コウ しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる Constrict Wring S 糸

Kanji
Onyomi コウ
Kunyomi しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
English strangle, constrict, wring
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1288
Components 糸: thread
交: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 120
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading いと・いとへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword strangle
Koohii Story 1 Spiderman hates going to parties and having to mingle. He wants to strangle someone after just a little small talk.
Koohii Story 2 At the elegant cocktail party of VIP's, the spy, dressed like everyone else in formal evening wear, sneaks in and strangles his victim with a very thin wire - a thread. Afterwards he mingles in with the crowd and disappears.
RTK Index 1348

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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