Technical term in mathematics and chemistry for a regular, repeating arrangement of points or atoms.
Crystals have a lattice structure in which atoms are regularly arranged.
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
counter for large bundles
Used for counting large bundles, especially traditional units: 10 sheaves of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, or 100 fish. Rare in modern everyday counting.
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
handbreadth (arrow measurement)
Historical unit for measuring arrow length, equal to the width of a hand. Not used in modern contexts.
In this region, the custom of counting rice in bundles (束) remains.
In old documents, arrow lengths are sometimes expressed in 束.
Muscles are composed of many muscle fascicles.
束 read そく is a distinct counter for uniform bundles of a set number (e.g. ten sheets of paper), while 束 read たば is the general noun and counter for a tied bundle of loose items.
promise; agreement; one's word; contract · appointment; engagement; date · convention; rule · destiny; fate
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
conclusion; resolution; settlement; return to normal · gathering and bundling · convergence (math) · focusing (of light); convergence (physics)
restraint; restriction; shackles · binding; tying up; confinement with rope
costume; attire; dress
dirt cheap; very cheap
magnetic flux
unity; solidarity; bonding together · bundling; binding; tying together · putting on (clothes, armor)
one bundle; one sheaf · one hundred
Standard kanji form for all senses.
The kanji 束 originally depicts a tied bundle. The reading そく is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, used in technical and historical counting contexts.
luminous flux · beam of light; pencil of light
Shinto ritual offerings hung on trees
old ceremonial court dress
fasciculation; growing in bundles
lattice group
entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher · gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
Meiji-era women's hairstyle with a bun or chignon at the back
arrest; custody; detention