also: ひとたば
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.
花屋でバラを一束買った。
I bought a bunch of roses at the flower shop.
彼は
He came carrying a bundle of firewood.
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.
和紙を一束注文した。
I ordered one hundred sheets of Japanese paper.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading ひとたば, meaning one bundle.
Kanji spelling for the reading いっそく, used in the specialized meaning of one hundred (as a unit of quantity).
Kana spelling for the common reading ひとたば, often used when the kanji 束 might be read as そく.
Compound of 一 (one) and 束 (bundle). The reading ひとたば uses the native Japanese reading for 一 and 束, while いっそく uses the Sino-Japanese reading and carries a specialized meaning of one hundred.