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絞める (しめる, shimeru) Japanese meaning: strangle | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 絞める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 絞し める 絞し めない Polite 絞し めます 絞し めません Past polite 絞し めました 絞し めませんでした Past 絞し めた 絞し めなかった Te-form 絞し めて 絞し めないで Desire 絞し めたい 絞し めたくない Potential 絞し められる also 絞し めれる 絞し められない also 絞し めれない Passive 絞し められる 絞し められない Causative 絞し めさせる 絞し めさせない Causative passive 絞し めさせられる 絞し めさせられない Volitional 絞し めよう Polite volitional 絞し めましょう Imperative 絞し めろ 絞し めるな Conditional 絞し めれば 絞し めなければ Tara conditional 絞し めたら 絞し めなかったら
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て
で
相あい
手て
の
首くび
を
絞し
め
た
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He strangled the other person with both hands.
The snake constricts its prey tightly.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 で 〈 人ひと 〉 の 首くび を 絞し める to strangle someone's neck with (a rope, hands, etc.)
The culprit strangled the victim's neck with a towel.
〈 相あい 手て 〉 を 絞し め 技わざ で 絞し める to choke an opponent using a submission hold (judo/martial arts)
Expressions 真ま 綿わた で 首くび を 絞し める torment by slow degrees; torture slowly; drag things out; reproach in a roundabout way 自じ 分ぶん の 首くび を 絞し める cut one's own throat; dig one's own grave; bring ruin on oneself Kanji 絞 strangle, constrict, wring Transitive / intransitive Related words 絞める is the plain verb for the act of constricting a throat, while 絞殺する is a formal, often legal or news-report term meaning to strangle someone to death.
捻る (sense 3) means to twist and wring a neck to kill, while 絞める means to squeeze or choke with the hands, a rope, or similar.
Don't confuse with 絞める means to strangle or forcefully constrict something like a throat, while 締める is the common word for tightening or fastening things such as belts, screws, or accounts.
絞める and 閉める are pronounced identically, but 閉める means to close something like a door or shop, unrelated to strangling.
絞める is specifically about squeezing a neck or throat with force, whereas 絞る means to wring out liquid, narrow down choices, or squeeze in a broader sense.
Etymology The reading しめる is a native Japanese verb form; the kanji 絞 is conventionally used here to show squeezing, constricting, or strangling. The detailed historical derivation is uncertain.
The athlete choked his opponent with a submission hold to score a full point.
