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THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

束

Bundle ; Sheaf ; Ream ; Tie In Bundles ; Govern ; Manage ; Control

Readings on: ソク
Kun readings: たば・たば.ねる・つか・つか.ねる

束たば — boot; package

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

  • 約束やくそく — agreement; commitment; promise Word card → Source
  • 結束けっそく — alliance; union Source
  • 札束さつたば — Banknotes Source
  • 拘束こうそく — limitation; restriction Source
  • 花束はなたば — bouquet; group of flowers Source
  • 束縛そくばく — coercion; imprisonment; obstruction Source
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