# 絞 — Strangle

Frequency rank 1491 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 胃 (Stomach), less common than 誉 (Honor).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: し、しぼ
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Thread on the left twists with mix on the right — the thread mixes and twists around the neck, tightening into a strangle hold that chokes.

In words:

- 絞る しぼる — to press,to wring,to squeeze

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