束 — kanji meaning “bundle”
束
bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
- Meanings
- bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
- On'yomi
- ソク (soku)
- Kun'yomi
- たば、たば.ねる、つか、つか.ねる
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #918 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- shù — Chinese character page
Words with 束
| 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) |
| 札束 | さつたば satsutaba | bundle of banknotes; stack of bills |
| 束ねる | たばねる tabaneru | to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe |
| 装束 | しょうぞく shouzoku | costume; dress; attire |
| 束ね | たばね tabane | bundle; control; management |
| 口約束 | くちやくそく kuchiyakusoku | verbal promise; one's word |
| 白装束 | しろしょうぞく shiroshouzoku | white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.) |
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