搾
搾 — Squeeze
squeeze
On’yomiサク (saku)
Kun’yomiしぼる (shiboru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 搾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搾取 | さくしゅ sakushu | exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry |
| 搾乳 | さくにゅう sakunyuu | milking (a cow, goat, etc.); breast pumping; milk expression |
Study notes
搾 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2046 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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