Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

    to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

    私たちは声を振り絞って助けを求めた。
    We shouted for help at the tops of our voices.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shake, wave, wag, swing

Kun
ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
614 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

ふり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.14The Kanji Dictionary
5103.2Four corner code
1365deroo
632fUnicode hex code
1-31-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1920Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2171New Nelson (John Haig)
430New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2011Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2167Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
600A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1320Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12093Morohashi
1437A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1357Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1338Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
770Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
892Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2030Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strangle, constrict, wring

Kun
しぼ.るし.めるし.まる
On
コウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1288 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.9The Kanji Dictionary
2094.8Four corner code
2766deroo
7d5eUnicode hex code
1-25-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4485New Nelson (John Haig)
1349New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1707Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
913Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1236Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1348Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1448Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1825A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1394Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27421Morohashi
1261A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1452Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1545Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1630Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1576Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1565Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1533Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1360Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao3, jia3Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level