一いっ束そく

noun

one bundle; one sheaf

Only with reading ひとたば

Counts a single tied or gathered bunch of items such as flowers, firewood, or papers. The reading is ひとたば.

• 花はな屋やでバラを一ひと束たば買かった。

  I bought a bunch of roses at the flower shop.

• 彼かれは薪まきを一ひと束たば抱かかえてきた。

  He came carrying a bundle of firewood.

noun

one hundred

Only with reading いっそく

Specialized counter meaning one hundred, used in certain traditional contexts such as counting bundles of paper or other goods. The reading is いっそく.

• 和わ紙しを一いっ束そく注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered one hundred sheets of Japanese paper.