縛
縛: tie
tie; bind; restrain
16 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 12 words here
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Kunしばる
縛る(しばる) "tie up"; 金縛り(かなしばり) "sleep paralysis". ばく in 束縛(そくばく) "restraint", 呪縛(じゅばく) "spell", 捕縛(ほばく).
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Key words
縛るしばるto tie up; to bind
束縛そくばくrestraint; confinement
金縛りかなしばりsleep paralysis; being bound
呪縛じゅばくspell; hold on someone
Example sentences
荷物をひもでしっかり縛ってから、車に積んだ。
I tied the luggage up firmly with a cord and then loaded it into the car.
夜中に金縛りにあって、体が動かなかった。
In the middle of the night I had sleep paralysis and couldn't move my body.
親の束縛から逃れて、自由に生きたかった。
I wanted to escape my parents' restraint and live freely.