束たばねる

also: つかねる

た

ば

ね

る

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bundle; tie up in a bundle

Used for gathering and tying together physical items like straw, hair, bills, or letters. Also used figuratively for organizing or consolidating things.

彼かれは古ふる新しん聞ぶんをひもで束たばねた。
He tied up the old newspapers with string.
髪かみを一ひとつに束たばねてポニーテールにした

。

She gathered her hair into a ponytail.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

govern; manage; control

Figurative extension: to bring people or things under one's control, to administer or manage. Often used in political or organizational contexts.

彼かれは組そ織しきをうまく束たばねている。
He manages the organization well.
リーダーはチームを束たばねる役やく割わりを担になう。
The leader is responsible for bringing the team together.

3

ichidan verb, transitive verb

fold one's arms

Only with reading つかねる

Rare reading つかねる, used only in the fixed expression 手を束ねる (to fold one's arms). Not used in modern standalone contexts.

Written forms

束ねるUsage88%
- たばねる
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading たばねる.
- つかねる
  Rare reading used only in the fixed expression 手を束ねる (to fold one's arms).
たばねるUsage7%
つかねるUsage5%

Kanji

束bundle, sheaf, ream

Similar words

縛しばる
縛る means to bind or tie tightly, often with rope, and can imply restriction. 束ねる focuses on gathering items into a bundle or managing people.
まとめる
まとめる is a more general verb for putting things together, organizing, or summarizing. 束ねる implies physically tying into a bundle or figuratively bringing under control.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 束 (たば, bundle) + verbal suffix ねる. The reading つかねる is a rare variant, possibly from an older form.