Keyword
bundle
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1793
Readings
そく
(74%)
たば
(12%)
つか
(5%)
ぞく
(5%)
ずく
(2%)
Composed of
mouth
tree
Mnemonic

Do you need a bundle of firewood but you don't have an axe? Find a beaver. Have him eat through a tree with his mouth. Steal his wood. Problem solved.

Used in kanji (14 in total)
rely on
fast
put in order
sparse
Used in vocabulary (129 in total)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
bundle; bunch; sheaf
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
moment; brief space of time
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to form a group; to form a bunch
appointment; rendezvous; date
roll of banknotes
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
verbal promise; one's word
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to detain; to take into custody
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
a bundle; a hundred
bunch of keys
dirt cheap; very cheap
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
total hours spent working
bundle of straw; sheaf
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
bundle of hair; hair tuft
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
cable tie; zip tie
arrest; custody; detention
legal binding force; legally binding power
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
as promised; true to one's promise
two bunches; two bundles
old ceremonial court dress
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
doing nothing; folding one's arms
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
bundle; control; management
scrubbing brush; scourer
arrow length; bundle of arrows
offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines
bamboo bundle; bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle
entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; (arch.) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
as promised; true to one's promise
luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
wheat sheaf; stacked wheat
fetters; shackles; restraints
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to break one's promise
compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate
magnetic flux density
fibrovascular bundle
closing ranks; uniting and working together; coming together for fighting
magnetic flux
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle
clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear
many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats
entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; (arch.) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
restraint; being exclusively absorbed in something
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
fetters; shackles; restraints
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle
to shock (grain)
short pillar standing between a beam and roof ridge
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
lattice group
confining pressure
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
pencil (of light rays)
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
formal noh performed in full costume
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
vascular bundle
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
condenser lens; converging lens
condenser lens; converging lens
intertropical convergence zone; ITCZ
Examples (200 in total)
"Do you promise?" "Yes, I promise."
You have made a promise.
You should always keep your word.