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    3. 首を絞める

    首を絞める

    首くびを​絞しめ​る​

    to wring the neck

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    首をしめる

    くびをしめる

    Verb

    1.
    to wring the neck, to strangle

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    Characters that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    Kanji
    絞
    しぼ.る・し.める・し.まる…(1)
    strangle・constrict・wring
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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