WORD DETAIL
絞り
しぼり
Examples
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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.
- The first concerns adequacy of a completed action; the second a mechanism's tension. Predicates

