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Kanji Detail for 束 - "bundle"

束

  • Meaning

    束 means "bundle." Also associated with to bind, to restrain.

    1. Bundle - A group tied together.

    2. Bind - To tie; to fasten.

    3. Restrain - To hold back; to control.

  • Words using 束

    • 約束 やくそく Listen promise; agreement; arrangement
    • 結束 けっそく Listen union; unity; solidarity
    • 拘束 こうそく Listen restriction; restraint; binding
    • 花束 はなたば Listen bunch of flowers; bouquet
    • 札束 さつたば Listen bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
    • 束縛 そくばく Listen restraint; restriction; fetters
    • 束ねる たばねる Listen to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
    • 約束通り やくそくどおり Listen as promised

  • Four-character idioms with 束

    • 二束三文 にそくさんもん Listen dirt cheap; very cheap
    • 衣冠束帯 いかんそくたい Listen full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion

  • Tattoo check: 束

    • Verified meaning: bundle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たば, たばね, つかさ, つかぬ)
    • Also carries these associations: to bind, to restrain

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 束

    Given names 束(たばね)Listen 束(つかさ)Listen 束(つかぬ)Listen 束(つかね)Listen 束(つがね)Listen

    Surnames 束(たば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bind, control, restrain; bale

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bind, to control, to restrain; bale

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To bind. Such as 束帶 (to fasten one's belt), 束手 (with hands bound). | A tied bunch of anything is called 束. Such as 束矢 (a bundle of arrows), 束帛 (a bundle of silk), 生芻一束 (a bundle of fresh fodder). | Ten strips of dried meat make one 束. Ten strips means ten pieces. In ancient times, 束脩 was a gift for teachers. Hence teacher's wages are still called 束脩. | Agreement. 約束 means an agreement, read as yao-xu. From "Rites of Zhou commentary." Now used to mean discipline. Such as 約束不嚴 (lax discipline). Also read in entering tone.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    taba(たば) たば

    taba.neru(たばねる) たばねる

    tsuka(つか) つか

    tsuka.neru(つか-ねる) つか-ねる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    bundle bind restrain bunch sheaf arrange cluster collect compact fasten gather group hold organize pack secure tie

Sentences including 束

  • Once you have made a promise , you should keep it.

  • It is thoughtful of you to remind me of my promise.

  • He promised me that he won't tell anybody.

  • You are ten minutes behind the appointed time.

  • We should always keep our promise.

  • He was always as good as his word.

  • I don't want to be tied to one company.

  • She did not promise to come here again.

  • You must fulfill your promise without fail.

  • He promised us his assistance.

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