What does kanji 縛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 縛 is truss.

How is kanji 縛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 縛 are しば.る; the onyomi readings are バク.

What is the main radical of kanji 縛?

The main radical for kanji 縛 is 糸.

What words use kanji 縛?

Example words that use kanji 縛 include 縛る, 縛り首, 縛, 縛する.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

縛

Meaning

Kanji 縛

truss

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しば.る
Onyomi 音読み: バク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1764
Strokes: 16
Radical: 糸
Components: 丶 • 十 • 寸 • 小 • 幺 • 田 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 賻 • 榑 • 膊 • 鎛 • 搏 • 尃 • 博

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 39 entries that include this kanji.

縛る

しばる

to restrict (freedom)

縛り首

しばりくび

(death by) hanging

縛

ばく

tying up

縛する

ばくする

to bind

縛につく

ばくにつく

to be arrested

縛める

いましめる

to bind (with rope, etc.)

縛り

しばり

binding

縛りあげる

しばりあげる

to bind up

縛りつける

しばりつける

to tie

縛りプレイ

しばりプレイ

playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)

縛り込む

しばりこむ

to bind together

縛帯

ばくたい

(webbed) harness (esp. parachute)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

犯人は警察に縛られた。

the criminal was tied up by the police.

荷物を縄で縛ってください。

please tie the luggage with a rope.

彼は両手を後ろで縛られた。

his hands were bound behind his back.

古い習慣に縛られる必要はない。

there is no need to be bound by old customs.

規則に縛られて自由に動けない。

i am restrained by the rules and cannot move freely.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

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