binding; tying
Literal act of tying or binding something with rope, string, etc. Also used in figurative contexts like rules that bind.
I tie up the luggage.
restriction; regulation; limit
Figurative use: a rule, condition, or limitation that constrains freedom. Common in business, contracts, and everyday speech.
binding period; minimum contract term
Specific to contracts for mobile phones, internet, etc., where a minimum subscription period is required, often with a penalty for early cancellation.
This smartphone has a two-year binding period.
This plan has an age restriction.
It's a job with strict time constraints.
binding hand and foot; shackling · sleep paralysis; temporary paralysis · being tied down with money; financial shackles
tie down; bind fast; restrain by tying
hanging; death by hanging
Daphne pseudomezereum; a species of daphne shrub
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
Noun form of the verb 縛る (しばる, 'to bind, tie'). The figurative sense of 'restriction' developed naturally from the physical meaning.