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    3. 自縛

    自縛

    自じ縛ばく

    being circumscribed by one's own words and actions

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    じばく

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    being circumscribed by one's own words and actions

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    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    縛
    しば.る…(1)
    truss・arrest・bind・tie・restrain
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