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絞り

しぼり

N2wringing · drawstring

Examples

この布は絞りが甘く、まだ水が滴っている。

袋の口の絞りが緩んで、中身がこぼれた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 絞り (しぼり) can mean how thoroughly something was wrung or a tightening mechanism at a bag opening.
  • Basic usage: 絞りが甘い says cloth was insufficiently wrung; 絞りが緩む says a bag closure loosened.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Degree of wringing and tension of a bag closure
    • The first concerns adequacy of a completed action; the second a mechanism's tension. Predicates 甘い and 緩む select the respective readings.

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