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羈束 (きそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
fetters ; shackles ; restraints
Literary or archaic term for physical restraints like chains or shackles, and by extension any binding restriction. Rare in modern Japanese; usually replaced by words like 束縛 or 拘束.
古ふる い 文ぶん 献けん で は 、 精せい 神しん 的てき な 羈き 束そく に つい て 論ろん じ られ て いる 。
In old texts, mental restraints are discussed.
Written forms 羈き 束そく
Rare kanji form; the character 羈 is not in common use. The variant 覊束 is also attested but equally rare.
覊き 束そく Usage 100%
Variant spelling with 覊 instead of 羈; both are rare and literary.
Similar words 束そく 縛ばく Common modern word for restraint or restriction, both physical and abstract. 羈束 is a rare literary synonym.
拘こう 束そく Commonly used for physical restraint or detention. 羈束 is more archaic and less specific.
Etymology The kanji 羈 (or 覊) means 'bridle' or 'restrain', and 束 means 'bind'. The compound is a classical Chinese-derived term for physical restraints. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is rarely used in modern Japanese.
