知恵を絞る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
しぼ
Grade: S
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
知惠を絞る (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 知恵 +‎ +‎ 絞る, literally "to strangle one's knowledge"

Idiom[edit]

()()(しぼ) (chie o shiborugodan (stem ()()(しぼ) (chie o shibori), past ()()(しぼ)った (chie o shibotta))

  1. (idiomatic) to rack one's brain, to think really hard

Conjugation[edit]