# 絞 wring out / strangle

糸 (string) + 交 (combine) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KOU |

## Mnemonic

| Use the string to strangle your COCAINE dealer for combining your coke with baking soda.

## Kunyomi

( を ) しぼ＊る | squeeze ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) し＊める | I strangle - not just like murder, but to wring out a towel or squish a sponge or something ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) し＊まる | something gets tightened or fastned. ★☆☆☆☆

## Synonyms

choke 締める 絞る 絞める
something shuts or closes 絞まる 閉まる
to close 閉める 締める 絞める