Meaning

Primary

To Squeeze

Alternatives

To Press, To Milk

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means squeeze, so the verb version is to squeeze. The way that this word differs from 絞る is that 絞る means "to wring out" and 搾る means to squeeze or to juice fruits/vegetables or to milk a cow.

Reading

しぼる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

After the farmer milks the cow, she bows (しぼ) to the cow to say thank you for letting her squeeze out some fresh milk.

Context

Context Sentences

レモンを唐揚げに搾ってもいいですか?

Can I squeeze lemon over the fried food?

Kanji Composition