絞る

• 読み: しぼる
• ローマ字: shiboru
• 漢字の分解: 絞 (kō/shiboru) — to wring, to squeeze, to press by twisting
• 発音: /ɕi.bo.ɾɯ/

意味

To wring; to squeeze; to twist to extract liquid; to narrow down; to focus.

A Group 1 (godan) versatile verb with both physical and metaphorical applications. Physically, it means wringing liquid from a cloth or squeezing juice from fruit. Metaphorically, it means narrowing a topic or range, reducing audio volume, or straining to produce something under pressure. Common fixed phrases include 声を絞る (to strain one's voice) and 知恵を絞る (to rack one's brains).

例文

1. タオルを固く絞って水気を切った。
2. 知恵を絞ってもよい解決策が浮かばなかった。
3. 音楽のボリュームを絞るように隣の部屋から声がした。

使い方ガイド

場面: household, cooking, creativity, audio, problem-solving

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the kanji 絞 (kō), which depicts a silk thread being twisted. The verb has been in use since classical Japanese to describe twisting or wringing motions. Its metaphorical extensions into focus, volume, and mental effort developed during the modern period.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General