搾

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

squeeze

Kun'yomi
  • しぼる
    		to wring (towel, rag) ②to squeeze (fruit to extract juice) ③to rack (one's brains) ④to extort
On'yomi
  • サク

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しぼる 71.9%
サク 28.1%

Character Breakdown

squeeze
しぼ.る　サク (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
narrow, fold, furl
サク　すぼ.める　つぼ.める (Kentei Pre-1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ　サク　-なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

しぼ
搾
　
り
と
取
　
る
to exploit ②to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice)
さく
搾
しゅ
取
exploitation ②milking (e.g. a cow's teat)
ちち
乳
しぼ
搾
　
り
milking ②milker
さく
搾
にゅう
乳
milking (a cow, goat, etc.) ②breast pumping
あっ
圧
さく
搾
pressure
あっ
圧
さく
搾
き
機
compressor
あっ
圧
さく
搾
くう
空
き
気
compressed air
ちち
乳
しぼ
搾
　
り
き
器
milking machine
あぶら
油
しぼ
搾
　
り
き
器
oil press
さく
搾
ゆ
油
oil expression (extraction)
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References

Unicode hex code 643E
JIS X 0208 1-26-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1975
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2251
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 649
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 798
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12553
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1301
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1497
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1596
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1377
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1629
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1484
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 920
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1336
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c10.9
Four corner code 5301.1
De Roo Code 1354