# 搾 — press out; extract

搾 means “press out; extract”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: サク (saku). Kun'yomi: しぼ(る) (shiboru). You'll see it in words such as 搾る (shiboru, “to wring; to squeeze”).

- Meaning: press out; extract
- On'yomi: サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi: しぼ(る) (shiboru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 6

## How to remember 搾

Parts: 扌 hand · 穴 hole · 乍 saw

## Words with 搾

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 搾る | しぼる (shiboru) | to wring; to squeeze |

## Don't confuse it with

[控](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-back/) · [窟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cavern/)

## More in the “Hands at work 6” set

[捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/) · [抹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe-out/) · [搾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/press-out/) · [賜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grant/) · [頒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hand-out/) · [戴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-crowned-with/) · [拭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe/) · [貼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stick-on/)

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