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    3. 縛る

    縛る

    縛しばる​

    to tie

    N2KMT8News #12+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    しばる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to tie, to bind, to fasten
    2.
    to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはひもで荷に物もつを縛しばった。

    He tied the luggage with a string.

    KMT6Daily Life
    会かい社しゃは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんを厳きびしい規き則そくで縛しばっている。

    The company ties down its employees with strict rules.

    KMT8Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    髪かみが長ながいので、仕し事ごと中ちゅうはゴムで縛しばっている。

    My hair is long, so I tie it with a rubber band during work.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    憲けん法ぽうは政せい府ふの権けん力りょくを縛しばる役やく割わりも果はたしている。

    The constitution also plays a role in restricting the power of the government.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいに縛しばられず、前まえ向むきに進すすむべきだ。

    You should move forward positively, without being bound by past failures.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    縛
    しば.る…(1)
    truss・arrest・bind・tie・restrain
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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