Japanese symbol for “bip”

束縛継承原理

そくばくけいしょうげんり

Romaji: sokubakukeishougenri

binding inheritance principle; BIP

In Japanese, bip is 束縛継承原理, read そくばくけいしょうげんり (sokubakukeishougenri).

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Meanings

n binding inheritance principle; BIP

Kanji and stroke order

束

bundle, sheaf, ream

on: ソク
kun: たば、たば.ねる、つか、つか.ねる

7 strokes · JLPT 2

縛

truss, arrest, bind

on: バク
kun: しば.る

16 strokes · JLPT 1

継

inherit, succeed, continue

on: ケイ
kun: つ.ぐ、まま-

13 strokes · JLPT 1

承

acquiesce, hear, listen to

on: ショウ、ジョウ
kun: うけたまわ.る、う.ける

8 strokes · JLPT 2

原

meadow, original, primitive

on: ゲン
kun: はら

10 strokes · JLPT 2

理

logic, arrangement, reason

on: リ
kun: ことわり

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
約束	やくそく yakusoku	promise; agreement; arrangement
拘束	こうそく kousoku	restriction; restraint; binding
花束	はなたば hanataba	bunch of flowers; bouquet
結束	けっそく kessoku	union; unity; solidarity
束縛	そくばく sokubaku	restraint; restriction; fetters
収束	しゅうそく shuusoku	conclusion; resolution; settling (e.g. of a dispute)
縛る	しばる shibaru	to tie; to bind; to fasten
金縛り	かなしばり kanashibari	binding hand and foot
継続	けいぞく keizoku	continuation; continuance; maintenance
承認	しょうにん shounin	recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
原因	げんいん gen'in	cause; origin; source
理由	りゆう riyuu	reason; grounds; pretext

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.