Japanese

しぼる
Meaning: to milk (a cow); to squeeze; to extort
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 搾る 搾らない
Polite 搾ります 搾りません
Past 搾った 搾らなかった
Polite + Past 搾りました 搾りませんでした
Te-form 搾って 搾らなくて
Potential 搾れる 搾れない
Passive 搾られる 搾られない
Causative 搾らせる 搾らせない
Causative + Passive 搾らされる 搾らされない
Imperative 搾れ 搾るな

Handwriting

搾
る

Example sentences

The work of milking the cows began early in the morning.
豆腐を搾った後に、おからというかすが残る。
After squeezing tofu, a dreg called okara remains.

Usage Notes

Primarily used for extracting liquids by pressure (like milking or oil extraction) or figuratively for extortion.

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