絞しぼり

noun

aperture; stop

Photography term for the opening that controls the amount of light reaching the film or sensor.

• 絞しぼりを開あけて背はい景けいをぼかす。

  Open the aperture to blur the background.

noun

squeezing; contraction; choke

General noun for the act of squeezing, wringing, or narrowing something; also used in mechanical contexts like a choke valve.

• 雑ぞう巾きんの絞しぼりが足たりない。

  The cloth isn't wrung out enough.

• エンジンの絞しぼりを調ちょう整せいする。

  Adjust the engine's choke.

noun

squeeze (go)

In the game of go, a tactic that forces the opponent into a confined shape, reducing their liberties.

• この一いっ手てで黒くろは見み事ごとなしぼりを決きめた。

  With this move, Black executed a brilliant squeeze.