JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 縛: "truss, arrest, bind"
The kanji 縛 means "truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バク in on'yomi and しば.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しば.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1764 of 2,501 |
Common words with 縛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 縛るto tie; to bind; to fasten · to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
- 捕縛arrest; apprehension; capture
- 束縛restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke · binding; confinement with rope
- 呪縛spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
- 縛り付けるto tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind
- 縛り上げるto bind up; to tie up
- 金縛りbinding hand and foot · sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis
- 縛りbinding · regulation; limit
- 縛tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
- 緊縛binding tightly; tight binding · (sexual) bondage
- 縛めbonds; bondage; binding
- 地縛霊ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
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