絞
コウ, しぼ.る, し.める, し.まる
strangle, constrict, wring
JLPT1 G7 S12 F1288
As per 交# (twist/cross) + 糸 thread → twist fabric and pull *tight* → *wring*; *strangle* → *squeeze out* (water); *press*. Also, *scold*, *grill* (a person), *drill* (a person), (photographic) *stop/diaphragm*, and *tie-dyeing*.
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