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Keyword
tie up
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1476
Readings
しば
(67%)
ばく
(31%)
Composed of
糸
thread
丶
droplet
一
one
由
reason
寸
a few centimeters
Used in vocabulary (50 in total)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
arrest; apprehension; capture
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
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Examples (16 in total)
They tied my hands to the chair.
My hands are tied.
He is bound by his promise.
Her arms were bound fast.
They bound his legs together.
He was lying there with his legs bound together.
They bound the prisoner's arms and legs.
He liberated the people from bondage.
I don't want to be tied to one company.
He was tied to the tree with a rope.
They tied the thief to the tree.
Tom's hands were tied behind his back.
She tied him to the chair.
The thieves tied him up and escaped through the window.
They bound her legs together.
The police arrested him for smuggling.