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しぼる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
esp. 絞る
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
esp. 搾る
3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
4. to extort; to exploit
5. to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
often passive voice
6. to drill into; to train
7. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
8. to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
9. to stop down (lens)
10. to turn down (e.g. radio)
11. to bend (bow); to draw
12. to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
Alt. forms
絞しぼる
77%
しぼる
12%
搾しぼる
9%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 719
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to rack one's brain
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to rack one's brains
to squeeze the juice (from)
to shed many tears; to weep; (lit.) to wring dry one's sleeve (which has been soaked by tears)
Examples (1 in total)
I need to lose five pounds.