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縛

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1630 / 2,608

Bind

On’yomi
ばく
Kun’yomi
しば
Radical
糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)

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

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

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 bindN2
束縛 そくばく restraint;shackles;restriction;confinement;bindingN1

縛 is rank 1630 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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