縛

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

Kun'yomi
  • しばる
    		to tie ②to restrict (freedom)
On'yomi
  • バク
    		tying up

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しばる 54.2%
バク 45.8%

Character Breakdown

truss, arrest, bind
しば.る　バク (8th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
to state to, to announce
フ　ホ　しく
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
specialty, exclusive, mainly
セン　もっぱ.ら (6th, N2)
ten fields
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)

Common Words

しば
縛
　
る
to tie ②to restrict (freedom)
ばく
縛
tying up
じゅ
呪
ばく
縛
spell (that restricts one's movements)
しば
縛
　
り
つ
付
　
け
　
る
to tie
ほ
捕
ばく
縛
arrest
そく
束
ばく
縛
restraint ②binding
かな
金
しば
縛
　
り
binding hand and foot ②being tied down with money
じ
地
ばく
縛
れい
霊
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
しば
縛
　
り
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to bind up
　
ふ
　
ん
じば
縛
　
る
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape)
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References

Unicode hex code 7E1B
JIS X 0208 1-39-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3593
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4567
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1405
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1779
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 949
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1282
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1376
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1476
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1983
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1361
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27771X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1701
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1448
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1541
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1643
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1844
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1569
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1555
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1388
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.3
Four corner code 2394.2
De Roo Code 2748