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縛

truss
Stroke count: 16

Readings

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Kun readingしば.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «縛»

縛る

Meanings

  1. trussRtK
    彼は人々を束縛から解放した。He liberated the people from bondage.tatoeba
    彼は手足を縛られていた。He was bound hand and foot.tatoeba
  2. arrest
  3. bind
  4. tie
    彼は縄で木に縛り付けられた。He was tied to the tree with a rope.tatoeba
    その上から煮あげた干瓢などで縛ることもある。Sometimes it is tied up with an ingredient like boiled kanpyo (dried gourd shavings) around it.wiki
  5. restrain
  1. tying up
  2. restraint
  3. restriction

Popular Usage

縛る

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · acupuncturist · specialty · drop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨) · rice field (田) · brains · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1476

Compound words

縛るしばる
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.)
緊縛きんばく
binding tightly
束縛そくばく
restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
金縛りかなしばり
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
縛り首しばりくび
(death by) hanging
自縛じばく
being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
呪縛じゅばく
spell (that restricts one's movements)
亀甲縛りきっこうしばり
tortoiseshell rope pattern
自縄自縛じじょうじばく
being caught in one's own trap
縛り込むしばりこむ
to bind together
歯を食縛るはをくいしばる
to bear up in tragedy
歯を食い縛るはをくいしばる
to bear up in tragedy
自縄自縛に陥るじじょうじばくにおちいる
to be caught in one's own trap

Additional Examples

彼は規則に縛られて動きがとれない感じがした。
He felt hedged in with rules.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 縛

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step