首を絞める

くびをしめる

Also written 首をしめる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to wring the neck; to strangle

Kanji

• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 絞 wring. Read as しめる.

Common phrases

• ロープで首を絞める

Words containing 首を絞める

• 自分の首を絞める (じぶんのくびをしめる) to cut one's own throat
• 真綿で首を絞める (まわたでくびをしめる) to torment by slow degrees

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