KANJI
縛
bind
tie, restrain, restrict, shackle
Kun'yomi
しばいまし
On'yomi
ばく
Example sentences
この職場の厳しすぎる規則は、社員の創造性を束縛している。
The overly strict rules in this workplace are restricting the employees' creativity.
彼は世間の常識に縛られず、自分の信念を貫いた。
Without being bound by conventional wisdom, he upheld his own beliefs.
過去の栄光に縛られて現状維持に固執する企業は、やがて衰退するだろう。
Companies that cling to maintaining the status quo, bound by past glories, will eventually decline.
Practice exercises
1
縛
Answer
ばくしば
2
縛
Answer
bindtierestrainfetter
3
縛る
to bind; to tie; to restrain
Answer
しばる
4
縛め
fetters; restraints; warning; admonition
Answer
いましめ
5
縛り上げる
to tie up securely; to bind tightly
Answer
しばりあげる
6
縛り目
knot; tied part
Answer
しばりめ