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Keyword
strangle
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1448
Readings
しぼ
(78%)
し
(16%)
こう
(3%)
じ
(1%)
Composed of
糸
thread
交
mingle
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to squeeze out; to wring out
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)
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Examples (9 in total)
I need to lose five pounds.
He sang with his voice strained.
He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.
I racked my brains to write this.
The criminal was sent to the gallows.
He was hanged for murder.
She squeezed the juice from several oranges.
A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
Please fasten your seat belts, and kindly refrain from smoking.