束ね|たばねtabane[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounbundle; control; management

• Related小包こづつみNeutralA small parcel, typically one sent by mail, as in 「小包を送る」; unlike 「束ね」 it does not refer to tying things into a bundle.
• Related包みつつみNeutralA wrapped item or the wrapping itself, also used as a counter; it centers on wrapped things rather than a tied bundle.
• RelatedパックCasualColloquial loanword for carton or set packaging, and for a cosmetic face pack; not used for things tied into a bundle.
• Related包み物つつみものNeutralSomething wrapped in paper or cloth; the form differs from 「束ね」, which is things tied into a bundle.
• Related風呂敷包みふろしきづつみNeutralSomething wrapped in a furoshiki, with a traditional everyday-life flavor; a wrapped form, unlike the tied bundle of 「束ね」.
• Antonym解きNeutralUntying: loosening something that has been tied up, standing opposite to 「束ね」.
• AntonymばらしCasualColloquial word for taking a whole apart and dispersing it, the opposite of things bundled together in 「束ね」.

Use 「束ね」 for tying things into a bundle or for heading a group, as in 「髪の束ね方」 and 「一門の束ね役」; use 「包み」 for wrapped items and 「小包」 for parcels sent by mail.

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1. 多おおくのものをまとめて一ひとつにすること。また、その状態じょうたい。