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    3. お絞り

    お絞り

    お​絞しぼり​

    wet towel (supplied at table)

    KMT8CoreNounDaily LifeFood & DiningKanji Vocab17 strokes

    御絞り

    おしぼり

    Noun

    1.
    wet towel (supplied at table), hot, moistened hand towel
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 17

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    レストランでお絞しぼりをもらいました。

    I received a wet towel at the restaurant.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    夏なつは冷つめたいお絞しぼりが気き持もちいい。

    Cold wet towels feel good in summer.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    食しょく事じの前まえに温あたたかいお絞しぼりが出だされた。

    A warm wet towel was served before the meal.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    居い酒ざか屋やでは、まずお絞しぼりとお通とおしが出でてくる。

    At an izakaya, a wet towel and an appetizer are served first.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんの飲いん食しょく店てんでは、お絞しぼりを提てい供きょうすることが一いっ般ぱん的てきなサービスです。

    In Japanese restaurants, providing a wet towel is a common service.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    絞
    しぼ.る・し.める・し.まる…(1)
    strangle・constrict・wring
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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