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絞り込む (しぼりこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
squeeze ; wring out ; squeeze into
Physical use. Compared with simple 絞る, 絞り込む can sound more thorough, forceful, or directed inward/into a place; for everyday 'wring a towel,' 絞る is often the plainer choice.
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Twist the end of the bag and squeeze the cream into the mold.
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godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
narrow down ; refine ; filter
Common abstract use for reducing many candidates, options, search results, conditions, or ideas to a smaller, more precise set.
Written forms 絞しぼ り 込こ む Usage 87%
Standard and high-priority spelling, used for both physical squeezing and abstract narrowing down.
絞しぼ りこむ Usage 6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed-kana form; useful for lookup, but 絞り込む is the standard spelling.
しぼり 込こ む Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed-kana form; normally written 絞り込む.
しぼりこむ Usage 3%
搾しぼ り 込こ む
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 搾 is most naturally associated with pressing or squeezing out liquid, so avoid it for the abstract narrowing sense.
Kanji 絞 strangle, constrict, wring 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 絞しぼ る The simpler verb for both 'squeeze' and 'narrow down'; 絞り込む often emphasizes narrowing or squeezing more thoroughly or to a final target.
搾しぼ る Usually used for pressing or squeezing liquid from something, such as juice or milk; it is not the normal spelling for the abstract 'narrow down' meaning.
選えら ぶ Means 'choose' in a broad sense; 絞り込む focuses on reducing a larger set step by step before choosing.
Etymology Compound of 絞り, the continuative form of 絞る meaning 'to squeeze' or 'to narrow,' plus 込む, which often adds a sense of inward direction, thoroughness, or intensification. The 搾 spelling is conventionally associated with pressing or squeezing out liquid and is marked rare.
