Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

    上手な弁護士はひとつの鍵となる証拠に的を絞る。
    A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Kun
まと
On
テキ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
105 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

いくはゆくは

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-3SKIP code
4c4.12The Kanji Dictionary
2762.0Four corner code
852deroo
7684Unicode hex code
1-37-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3097Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3867New Nelson (John Haig)
1125New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1444Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
69Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
73Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
39A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
635Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
372Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22692Morohashi
551A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
210Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
478sakade
753Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
578henshall3
511Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
7crowley
380Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.20busy_people
1364Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
69Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de5, di2, di4Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani 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