# 縛 — Bind

Frequency rank 1630 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 緯 (Latitude), less common than 嵐 (Storm).

- On’yomi: ばく
- Kun’yomi: しば
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Thread on the left wraps around a samurai under an umbrella on the right — the thread binds the samurai tightly, tying him up beneath the umbrella so he can't escape.

In words:

- 縛る しばる — to tie,to bind
- 束縛 そくばく — restraint;shackles;restriction;confinement;binding

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