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Kanji 縛: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 縛: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

Key takeaways

Kanji 縛: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

trussarrestbindtierestrain

On reading

バク

Kun reading

しば.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 縛

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

糸 + 尃

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine spreading (尃) threads (糸) all around something to tie it up tightly. It represents the act of binding or restraining someone or something. You can find this kanji in words like restraint (束縛) or arrest (捕縛).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

バク
  • 束縛そくばく

    restraint / restriction / confinement

Kun reading

しば.る
  • 縛るしばる

    to tie / to bind

Commonly used words

  • 束縛
    そくばく

    restraint / restriction / confinement

  • 縛る
    しばる

    to tie / to bind

Example sentences

Example 1

自由を束するのはよくない。

Translation

It's not good to restrain freedom.

Example 2

彼の考えに束されすぎている。

Translation

He is too bound by his own ideas.

Example 3

荷物をひもでしばった。

Translation

I tied the luggage with a string.

Example 4

彼は手をロープでしばられた。

Translation

His hands were bound with a rope.

Kanji 縛: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain | Daily Nihongo