搾
squeeze
Readings
On'yomi
- サク
Kun'yomi
- しぼ.る
Meaning
搾 centers on applying pressure to extract or compress something: squeezing liquid out, wringing, or pressing tightly.
Most common words using 搾
20 of 22- 搾取さくしゅN1
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
- 搾乳さくにゅう
milking (a cow, goat, etc.)
- 搾り取るしぼりとる
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone)
- 圧搾あっさく
pressure; compression; pressing
- 搾菜ザーサイ
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
- やりがい搾取やりがいさくしゅ
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
- 中間搾取ちゅうかんさくしゅ
kickback
- 乳搾りちちしぼり
milking
- 乳搾り器ちちしぼりき
milking machine
- 圧搾ポンプあっさくポンプ
compression pump
- 圧搾機あっさくき
compressor; press
- 圧搾空気あっさくくうき
compressed air
- 性搾取せいさくしゅ
sexual exploitation
- 性的搾取せいてきさくしゅ
sexual exploitation
- 搾乳場さくにゅうじょう
dairy farm; dairy
- 搾取工場さくしゅこうじょう
sweatshop
- 搾取階級さくしゅかいきゅう
exploiting class; exploiting classes
- 搾母乳さくぼにゅう
expressed breast milk
- 搾油さくゆ
oil expression (extraction)
- 搾精さくせい
milking semen; extracting semen
Study
Etymology
搾 combines 扌 (hand) with 窄, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of narrowing or pressing. The exact historical development of 窄 as a phonetic component is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand 扌 beside 窄, which looks like a narrow opening. Picture a hand squeezing something through a tight space to extract every drop.
Reading mnemonic
For サク, imagine squeezing a sack of fruit to make juice: sack -> サク, and your hand presses the sack tightly.