束

たば

bundle

N3 #5,829

Meanings

also 把

  1. noun, suffix, counter bundle; bunch; sheaf

つか

  1. noun strut; short vertical post
  2. thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)
  3. archaic handbreadth; bundle

そく

  1. noun, suffix, mathematics, chemistry lattice
  2. noun, suffix, counter counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish)
  3. handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
  4. noun, anatomy fascicle

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれは小枝こえだを束たばにした。 He tied the twigs into bundles. #104140

彼かれは古ふるい手紙てがみを束たばにした。 He bound old letters into a bundle. #237445