絞める
しめる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to strangle; to constrict
Kanji
- 絞 wring. Read as しめる.
Example sentences
- 真綿で首を絞めるような言い方をしないで、お願いだから、もっとはっきり言ってくれない。
Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.
Common phrases
- 首を絞める (くびをしめる) to wring the neck
Words containing 絞める
- 絞め殺す (しめころす) to strangle to death
- 絞め技 (しめわざ) shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
- 首を絞める (くびをしめる) to wring the neck
And 2 more.