縛る

しばる · shibaru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to tie

🪢 縛 = 糸 (thread) radical + bind: tie something up with a cord

The 糸 radical on the left means thread or string, the root of tying. Sounds like shiba, a dog often held by a leash that binds it.

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