縛
縛 — Truss
truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain
On’yomiバク (baku)
Kun’yomiしばる (shibaru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 縛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to tie; to bind; to fasten |
| 束縛 | そくばく sokubaku | restraint; restriction; fetters |
| 縛り首 | しばりくび shibarikubi | (death by) hanging |
| 呪縛 | じゅばく jubaku | spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell |
| 金縛り | かなしばり kanashibari | binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis |
Study notes
縛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1764 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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