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N3Kanji

束

bundle, bunch, manage

Readings

On
ソク
Kun
たば

Examples

約束(やくそく)、束(たば)、束縛(そくばく)

promise, bundle, restraint

Note

On-reading (ソク) is used in compounds; kun-reading (たば) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (bundle; bunch; manage). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages.

Questions that use this word

N4 4 · N3 4

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N3N3 文法

    約束をしたなら、守る___。

    Answer: べきだ

  • N3N3 文法

    彼が約束を守ってくれる___、不安だ。

    Answer: かどうか

  • N3N3 文法

    約束を破った___は、本当に申し訳ない。

    Answer: ということ

  • N3N3 文法

    約束を忘れて___ことを、深く謝りたい。

    Answer: しまった

  • N4N4 文法

    約束の時間に遅れ ___ なければなりません。

    Answer: ては

  • N4N4 文法

    うっかり約束の日を忘れて ___ ました。

    Answer: しまい

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