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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バク、しば.る
Romaji: baku, shiba.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1764
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-10
Korean Reading:  bag
Chinese Reading:  fu2
Unicode:  7e1b
JIS:  477B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1405
Nelson Index: 3593
New Nelson Index: 4567
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a10.3
Four Corner Index: 2394.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1701
Gakken Index: 1983
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27771X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1143
Remembering the kanji Index: 1376
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1643
Kodansha Compact Index: 1555
Kanji in Context Index: 1569
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 949
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1282
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1388
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1476
Essential Kanji Index: 1361
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1779
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2748
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1844

Words

縛る (しばる)
to tie; to bind
束縛 (そくばく)
restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles; binding; confinement with rope
緊縛 (きんばく)
bind tightly; (sexual) bondage
金縛り (かなしばり)
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
縛り首 (しばりくび)
(death by) hanging
捕縛 (ほばく)
arrest; apprehension; capture
呪縛 (じゅばく)
curse; spell
縛り付ける (しばりつける)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
縛り込む (しばりこむ)
to bind together
統率束縛理論 (とうそつそくばくりろん)
government-binding theory
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