Refers to a tied bundle of long, thin items such as sticks, straw, or firewood. Often used in traditional or rural contexts.
Several sheaves of rice plants were stacked under the eaves of the farmhouse.
彼は薪の絡げを背負って山道を下りた。
He carried a bundle of firewood on his back and went down the mountain path.
tie up; bind; bundle · tuck up; hitch up (clothes)
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
Derived from the verb 絡げる (からげる), meaning 'to tie up' or 'to bundle'. The noun form refers to the resulting tied bundle.