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搾 = 窄 + 扌

搾 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “squeeze”. It is built from 窄 (tight) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1422.

Keyword
squeeze
RTK frame
1422
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しぼ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
выжимать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
搾 to crush with the hand

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 窄 tight
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 搾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tight” + “finger”. 搾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 搾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.