squeeze

About this kanji

The kanji 「搾」 primarily means to squeeze and is often used as a verb. It can describe the action of extracting liquid by applying pressure. A common compound is 搾取 (さくしゅ), which means exploitation, highlighting how something can be squeezed out for benefit at the expense of another. Another example is 搾乳 (さくにゅう), meaning milking, typically referring to the process of extracting milk from animals like cows or goats. A usage note is that while 簡単な使い方 involves physical squeezing, it can also metaphorically refer to taking advantage of a situation or a person.

Example sentences

• 果汁を搾る方法を教えて。

  Teach me how to squeeze juice.

Meanings across languages

English

squeeze

Tiếng Việt

ép

日本語

搾る

한국어

짠다

中文

榨

id

memeras, peras

th

บีบ

es

exprimir

fr

presser

de

quetschen

pt

espremer

Common compounds

• 搾取さくしゅexploitation, bleeding dry, squeezing dry
• 搾乳さくにゅうmilking (a cow, goat, etc.), breast pumping, milk expression
• 圧搾あっさくpressure, compression, pressing
• 搾油さくゆoil expression (extraction)
• 搾菜ザーサイSzechuan pickles, Sichuan vegetables, zha cai
• 搾精さくせいmilking semen, extracting semen
• 圧搾機あっさくきcompressor, press
• 乳搾りちちしぼりmilking, milker, milkmaid