Kanji

搾

squeeze

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しぼる

Common Readings

サク, しぼ…る

Example sentences

搾り取る しぼりとる
悪徳業者は高齢者からなけなしの金を搾り取った。

The unscrupulous trader extorted the last of the elderly person's money.

搾取 さくしゅ
資本家は労働者を搾取することで富を築いた。

The capitalist built wealth by exploiting workers.

土豪劣紳 どごうれっしん
その土豪劣紳は農民から搾取を続けた

Those corrupt landowners continued to exploit the farmers.

搾る しぼる
朝早くから牛の乳を搾る作業が始まった。

The work of milking the cows began early in the morning.

かす かす
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.

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