wring out / strangle

(string) + (combine) Same-ON
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12 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

KOU

Mnemonic

Use the string to strangle your COCAINE dealer for combining your coke with baking soda.

Kunyomi

( ) しぼ*る squeeze
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( ) し*める I strangle - not just like murder, but to wring out a towel or squish a sponge or something
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( ) し*まる something gets tightened or fastned.
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Synonyms

choke
締める    絞る    絞める   
something shuts or closes
絞まる    閉まる   
to close
閉める    締める    絞める