noun
General term for rope or cord, often made of straw or hemp. Used in everyday contexts and traditional settings.
荷物を縄で縛った。
I tied the luggage with a rope.
神社のしめ縄は神聖な場所を示
The sacred rope at the shrine marks a holy area.
noun
policeman's rope; binding rope (used by police)
Historical or dramatic term for a rope used to bind criminals, usually in the polite form お縄. Often appears in period pieces or idiomatic expressions like お縄になる (to be arrested).
See also: お縄
泥棒はすぐにお縄になった。
The thief was quickly arrested (bound by the policeman's rope).