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縛る (しばる, shibaru) Japanese meaning: tie | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 縛る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 縛しば る 縛しば らない Polite 縛しば ります 縛しば りません Past polite 縛しば りました 縛しば りませんでした Past 縛しば った 縛しば らなかった Te-form 縛しば って 縛しば らないで Desire 縛しば りたい 縛しば りたくない Potential 縛しば れる 縛しば れない Passive 縛しば られる 縛しば られない Causative 縛しば らせる 縛しば らせない Causative passive 縛しば らせられる also 縛しば らされる 縛しば らせられない also 縛しば らされない Volitional 縛しば ろう Polite volitional 縛しば りましょう Imperative 縛しば れ 縛しば るな Conditional 縛しば れば 縛しば らなければ Tara conditional 縛しば ったら 縛しば らなかったら
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I tie the luggage with string.
The criminal's hands were tied behind his back.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 物もの 〉 で 縛しば る to tie something with something (rope, string, etc.)
I tied up the luggage with a rope.
規き 則そく に 縛しば られる to be bound by rules
I can't act freely because I'm bound by company rules.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 縛しば る to tie someone up (restrain physically)
The culprit tied the victim to a chair.
〈 事こと 〉 に 縛しば られる to be tied down by something (tradition, time, contract, etc.)
Many people are bound by old customs.
Related words· 10 結ぶ is the general verb for tying or connecting things together, while 縛る stresses binding tightly or restricting movement.
拘束する is a formal, often legal term for restraining or detaining, while 縛る is used more broadly in everyday speech for both physical and abstract restriction.
括る means to bundle or tie things into a group, whereas 縛る emphasizes tying something firmly, often to immobilize it.
束ねる means to bundle multiple items together, while 縛る focuses on securing something tightly with rope or cord.
Show 6 more 縛る is the everyday verb for physically tying something with rope, while 束縛 is the more formal noun used for both literal binding and figurative restriction.
縛る is the common verb 'to tie/bind', while 緊縛 is a formal noun emphasizing tightness and is often linked to restraint or rope bondage.
締める tightens something already fitted around an object (a belt, screw), while 縛る means to bind or tie something up with a cord or rope.
縛る means to tie or bind something straightforwardly, whereas 絡める implies a looser, entangling wrap, often with sauce, thread, or coordinated plans.
Opposites ほどく means to untie or undo something, the direct opposite of 縛る's physical sense of tying tightly.
解放する means to free or liberate someone from restriction, the opposite of 縛る's abstract sense of tying someone down with rules or obligations.
Word family· 12 binding hand and foot; shackling · sleep paralysis; temporary paralysis · being tied down with money; financial shackles
tie down; bind fast; restrain by tying
hanging; death by hanging
binding; tying · restriction; regulation; limit · binding period; minimum contract term
Written forms 縛しば る Usage 82%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical binding and abstract restriction.
しばる Usage 18%
Etymology The kanji 縛 combines 糸 (thread) and 専 (exclusive), suggesting binding with thread or rope. The reading しばる is native Japanese. The abstract sense of restriction developed from the physical meaning of tying tightly.
縛る emphasizes binding tightly to restrain, while 繋ぐ can mean a looser tether (like a leash) that still allows some movement.
縛る means to bind or tie something tightly and securely, often restrictively, while 結う implies a neater, more deliberate act of tying, as with hair or fences.
Daphne pseudomezereum; a species of daphne shrub
Show 7 more tie up roughly; bind tightly; arrest
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
bind together; tie up tightly
tying up with a criss-cross rope in a lozenge pattern
bondage play; rope bondage · challenge run; self-imposed restrictions
bind up; tie up tightly
restrict by rules; bind with regulations
