束

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

たばたば.ねるつかつか.ねる

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:7

JLPT:N3

Frequency:918

Vocabulary

ソク

Word	Reading	Meaning
拘束	コウソク	restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
束縛	ソクバク	restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles; binding; confinement with rope
約束	ヤクソク	promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
収束	シュウソク	conclusion; resolution; settling (e.g. of a dispute); returning to normal; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
拘束時間	コウソクジカン	total hours spent working

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
花束	はなたば	bunch of flowers; bouquet
結束	けっそく	union; unity; solidarity; bundling; binding; tying; putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
札束	さつたば	bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
束	たば	bundle; bunch; sheaf
束の間	つかのま	moment; brief space of time

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