しぼる・絞る・搾るshiboru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
- godan verb, transitive verbto squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
- godan verb, transitive verbto rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
- godan verb, transitive verbto extort; to exploit
- godan verb, transitive verbto chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeoften passive voice
- godan verb, transitive verbto drill into; to train
- godan verb, transitive verbto narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
- godan verb, transitive verbto gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
- godan verb, transitive verbto stop down (lens)
- godan verb, transitive verbto turn down (e.g. radio)
- godan verb, transitive verbto bend (bow); to draw
- godan verb, transitive verb, sumoto hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
- godan verb, transitive verb, goto squeeze
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | しぼる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | しぼります |
| Negative (nai) | しぼらない |
| polite (masen) | しぼりません |
| classical zu / nu | しぼらず・しぼらぬ |
| Past (ta) | しぼった |
| polite (mashita) | しぼりました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | しぼらなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | しぼりませんでした |
| Te form | しぼって |
| Potential | しぼれる |
| Passive | しぼられる |
| Causative | しぼらせる |
| Causative passive | しぼらせられる・しぼらされる |
| Conditional (ba) | しぼれば |
| tara | しぼったら |
| Volitional | しぼろう |
| polite (mashou) | しぼりましょう |
| Imperative | しぼれ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym絞り込むしぼりこむNeutralNarrows down or filters a range, as in 「候補を絞り込む」; 「絞る」 can also express this sense.
- Synonym絞り出すしぼりだすNeutralFocuses on getting something out — squeezing out toothpaste or a voice — while 「絞る」 centers on the wringing or squeezing action itself.
- Synonym絞り上げるしぼりあげるNeutralWringing or squeezing with full force; figuratively scolding someone harshly or extorting money — more forceful than 「絞る」.
- Related搾り取るしぼりとるNeutralTo squeeze out or extract; mostly figurative for exploiting someone of money, while 「絞る」 also covers wringing out a towel.
- Antonym緩めるゆるめるNeutralTo loosen or relax — the opposite of 「絞る」 when tightening the mouth of a bag or rope, or narrowing down a range.
- Antonym広げるひろげるNeutralTo spread or expand — the opposite of 「絞る」 when it means narrowing down a range.
- AntonymひらくNeutralTo open — the opposite of 「絞る」 when it means tightening.
Use 「絞る」 for wringing a towel, squeezing juice, narrowing down, or racking your brains. Say 「絞り出す」 for squeezing something out, 「搾り取る」 for exploiting, 「絞り込む」 for filtering, and 「緩める」 for loosening.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


