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Kanji 束: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 束: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Key takeaways

Kanji 束: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

bundlesheafreamtie in bundlesgovernmanagecontrol

On reading

ソク

Kun reading

たばたば.ねるつかつか.ねる

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 束

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

木 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a bundle of wood (木) tied together in the middle (口). Just as wood is tied into a bundle, it represents bundling things together or placing restrictions on them.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソク
  • 結束けっそく

    unity / solidarity / bond

  • 拘束こうそく

    restriction / restraint / confinement

  • 束縛そくばく

    restraint / restriction / confinement

  • 約束やくそく

    promise / agreement / commitment

Kun reading

たば
  • 束の間つかのま

    brief moment / short time

  • たば

    bundle / bunch / handbreadth

Commonly used words

  • 結束
    けっそく

    unity / solidarity / bond

  • 拘束
    こうそく

    restriction / restraint / confinement

  • 束縛
    そくばく

    restraint / restriction / confinement

  • 約束
    やくそく

    promise / agreement / commitment

  • 束の間
    つかのま

    brief moment / short time

  • たば

    bundle / bunch / handbreadth

Example sentences

Example 1

チームの結が強いです。

Translation

The team's unity is strong.

Example 2

を固めて問題を解決した。

Translation

We strengthened our bond and solved the problem.

Example 3

彼は自由を拘されていると感じた。

Translation

He felt that his freedom was being restricted.

Example 4

法律は人の行動を拘することがある。

Translation

Laws can impose restraints on people's actions.

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