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束

bundle
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingたば、たば.ねる、つか、つか.ねる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. bundleRtK
  2. sheaf
  3. ream
  4. tie in bundles
    彼は小枝を束にした。He tied the twigs into bundles.tatoeba
  5. govern
  6. manage
  7. control
  1. bunch

Popular Usage

約束結束

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Chaplin · tree (木) · wood (木) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1793

Compound words

約束やくそく
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract
約束するやくそくする
promise
結束けっそく
union; unity; solidarity; bundling; binding
花束はなたば
bunch of flowers; bouquet
拘束こうそく
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
札束さつたば
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
束縛そくばく
restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
束ねるたばねる
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage
約束通りやくそくどおり
as promised
検束けんそく
arrest
牽束けんそく
restraint
収束しゅうそく
conclusion
束脩そくしゅう
entrance fee
羈束きそく
fetters
覊束きそく
fetters
口約束くちやくそく
verbal promise
黒装束くろしょうぞく
black clothes
会う約束あうやくそく
appointment
覺束ないおぼつかない
uncertain
拘束するこうそくする
to restrict; to limit
収束するしゅうそくする
二束の草鞋にそくのわらじ
being engaged in two trades at the same time
二束の草鞋を履くにそくのわらじをはく
to be engaged in two trades at the same time

Kun Reading Examples

彼が忘れていった書類の束を抱えて彼の後を追いかけた。たば
I ran after him with a pile of papers that he'd left behind.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親との約束を果たすことが出来なかった。
He couldn't make good on a promise he had made to his father.tatoeba
彼は必ず友人との約束を守る。
He never fails to keep his word with his friends.tatoeba
彼は必ず約束を守る男だった。
He was always true to his promises.tatoeba
彼は必ず約束を守る。
He always keeps his promises.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 束

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