搾

搾 — squeeze

JLPT N1
13 strokes
Secondary (Jōyō)
Radical 手
#2046 most frequent

Flashcards

Readings

On'yomi 音読み: サク
Kun'yomi 訓読み: しぼ.る

Example words & Vocabulary

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

Example sentences 3

雇い主やといぬしは、時ときに従業じゅうぎょう員いんを搾取さくしゅする。

Employers sometimes exploit their workers.

資本しほん主義しゅぎとは人間にんげんによる人間にんげんの搾取さくしゅである。

このチーズは搾りたての新鮮な牛乳で作るから、なおさらおいしい。

This cheese is made from milk fresh from the cow so it tastes even more delicious.