noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
restraint; restriction; shackles
Abstract or figurative restriction on freedom, action, or thought. Often used for social, psychological, or institutional constraints.
彼は親の束縛から逃れたかった。
He wanted to escape from his parents' restraints.
規
Too many rules restrict freedom.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
binding; tying up; confinement with rope
Original, literal meaning: physically binding someone with rope or cord. Now mostly replaced by 縛る in everyday speech, but still understood in historical or formal contexts.
捕らえた敵を束縛して連行した。
They bound the captured enemy and took him away.