squeeze

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 搾 has 13 strokes and the on-reading さく. 搾る (しぼる) means to squeeze out liquid; 搾取 (さくしゅ) means exploitation.
• Basic usage: 搾る is used for obtaining liquid from lemons or cows. 搾取 concerns unfairly taking advantage of vulnerable people.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Squeezing and exploitation
  • レモンを手で搾りました means squeezing a lemon by hand. 牛の乳を搾ります describes milking a cow.
  • 人を搾取する means exploiting people. 搾取に立ち向かう describes workers confronting exploitation, distinct from physically extracting liquid with 搾る.