truss, arrest, bind, tie
Also: restrain
On'yomi (音読み)
- バク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しば.る
About this kanji
The kanji 縛, pronounced "ばく" in on'yomi and "しばる" in kun'yomi, primarily means to bind or tie something. It is commonly used as a verb, such as in the word 縛る (しばる), which means "to tie". Another frequent compound is 束縛 (そくばく), meaning "restraint", implying a limitation or restriction. You might also encounter 金縛り (かなしばり), referring to being paralyzed or bound, often used in a supernatural context. A usage note is that while it can describe literal tying, it can also refer to figurative binding, such as being restricted by one's circumstances.
Example sentences
自由を縛られた心。
A heart bound by freedom.
Meanings across languages
- English
- truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain
- Tiếng Việt
- trói, bắt giữ, liên kết, buộc, kiềm chế
- 日本語
- 縛る, 逮捕, 結ぶ, 束縛, 拘束
- 한국어
- 묶다, 체포하다, bind, tie, 제지하다
- 中文
- 绑缚, 逮捕, 绑定, 绑住, 限制
- id
- ikatan
- th
- การมัด
- es
- atadura
- fr
- serre
- de
- Fessel
- pt
- amarração
Common compounds
- 束縛そくばくrestraint, restriction, fetters
- 縛るしばるto tie, to bind, to fasten
- 縛り首しばりくび(death by) hanging
- 呪縛じゅばくspell (that restricts one's movements), binding spell
- 金縛りかなしばりbinding hand and foot, sleep paralysis, temporary feeling of paralysis
- 緊縛きんばくbinding tightly, tight binding, (sexual) bondage
- 自縛じばくbeing circumscribed by one's own words and actions
- 捕縛ほばくarrest, apprehension, capture
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