noun
Refers to a tied bundle of long, thin items such as sticks, straw, or firewood. Often used in traditional or rural contexts.
農家の軒下に稲の絡げがいくつも積んであった。
Several sheaves of rice plants were stacked under the eaves of the farmhouse.
彼は薪の絡げを背負って山道を下りた。
He carried a bundle of firewood on his back and went down the mountain path.
束 is a general word for a bundle of any kind of items, while 絡げ specifically refers to a tied bundle of long, thin objects.
Derived from the verb 絡げる (からげる), meaning 'to tie up' or 'to bundle'. The noun form refers to the resulting tied bundle.