N1Ichidan verb

縛る

しばる

Meaning

1.to tie
2.to bind
3.to fasten

Meanings across languages

English: to tie, to bind, to fasten
Tiếng Việt: buộc, trói, cột
日本語: 結ぶ, 縛る, 固定する
한국어: 묶다, 구속하다, 조이다
中文: 绑, 捆, 固定
Bahasa Indonesia: mengikat
ภาษาไทย: ผูก
Español: atar
Français: lier
Deutsch: binden
Português: atar

Kanji used

Example sentences

一束の縄で縛るべきか悩んだ
I wondered if I should tie it with a bundle of rope.

Related words

束縛

そくばく

restraint, restriction

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

緊縛

きんばく

binding tightly, tight binding

自縛

じばく

being circumscribed by one's own words and actions

捕縛

ほばく

arrest, apprehension

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