束
束·bundle, bunch
- On-yomi
- ソク
- Kun-yomi
- たば
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 約束 | やくそく | promise, appointment |
| 花束 | はなたば | bouquet |
| 束 | たば | a bundle, a bunch |
| 束ねる | たばねる | to bundle up, to tie together |
Example sentences
友だちと十時に会う約束をしました。
ともだちとじゅうじにあうやくそくをしました。
I made a promise to meet my friend at ten.
母の誕生日に花束をあげた。
ははのたんじょうびにはなたばをあげた。
I gave my mother a bouquet for her birthday.
古い新聞を束ねて出しておいてください。
ふるいしんぶんをたばねてだしておいてください。
Please tie up the old newspapers and put them out.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 東 instead of 束 in 約束 — count the strokes in the middle box
- Reading 花束 as *はなそく; it is はなたば
Memory aid
Picture it
Firewood tied around the middle with a band — a tree with a rope knotted round it.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 束たばbundle, bunch, sheaf; (counter for bundles)
- 約束やくそくpromise, appointment
- 拘束するこうそくするto detain, to restrain
- 束ねるたばねるto bundle; to tie up; to lead (a group)
- 拘束こうそくrestraint, detention; binding, tying up (time)
- 収束しゅうそくsettling down, convergence
- 結束けっそくunity; solidarity; banding together
- 束縛そくばくrestraint; restriction; confinement; binding (someone's freedom)
- 束の間つかのまa moment; a brief time; fleeting; transient
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