束縛|そくばくsokubaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrestraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbbinding; confinement with ropeorig. meaning
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 束縛する（そくばくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 束縛します（そくばくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 束縛しない（そくばくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 束縛しません（そくばくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 束縛せず・束縛せぬ（そくばくせず・そくばくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 束縛した（そくばくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 束縛しました（そくばくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 束縛しなかった（そくばくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 束縛しませんでした（そくばくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 束縛して（そくばくして） |
| Potential | 束縛できる（そくばくできる） |
| Passive | 束縛される（そくばくされる） |
| Causative | 束縛させる（そくばくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 束縛させられる（そくばくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 束縛すれば（そくばくすれば） |
| tara | 束縛したら（そくばくしたら） |
| Volitional | 束縛しよう（そくばくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 束縛しましょう（そくばくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 束縛しろ（そくばくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym拘束こうそくNeutralRestricts freedom of the person or of time, as in 「身柄を拘束」 or 「拘束時間」; 「束縛」 stresses being tied down mentally or emotionally.
- Synonym制限せいげんNeutralSets a limit not to be exceeded, by rule or circumstance, as in 「年齢制限」; 「束縛」 stresses being bound in mind and body.
- Synonym制約せいやくWrittenWritten/formal: constrains through conditions, as in 「時間的制約」; 「束縛」 stresses being tied down in mind and body.
- Related抑制よくせいNeutralHolds something in check so it does not grow or develop; 「束縛」 stresses being tied up and unable to act freely.
- Related抑圧よくあつNeutralPresses down on actions or suppresses feelings and desires; 「束縛」 stresses being bound and unable to act freely.
- Related制止せいしNeutralStops another person's words or actions on the spot; 「束縛」 stresses a continuing state of being tied down.
- Related制御せいぎょNeutralControls machines or emotions; 「束縛」 stresses being unfree in mind and body.
- Related縛るしばるNeutralA common everyday verb for tying up or binding; 「束縛」 is a noun.
- Related閉じ込めるとじこめるNeutralShuts someone or something in so it cannot get out; 「束縛」 stresses being held back and unfree.
- Related抑止よくしWrittenWritten/formal: deters an act, keeping it from happening, as in 「抑止力」; 「束縛」 stresses loss of freedom.
- Related監禁かんきんWrittenWritten/formal: deprives someone of freedom by locking them up, as in 「監禁事件」; 「束縛」 stresses ties of mind and body and need not mean confinement.
- Related禁足きんそくWrittenWritten/formal: forbids going out, keeping one indoors; 「束縛」 stresses being tied down in mind and body.
- Related抑留よくりゅうWrittenWritten/formal: detention, chiefly of foreign nationals or ships; 「束縛」 is the broader term.
- Related牽制けんせいNeutralKeeps an opponent in check so they cannot act freely; 「束縛」 stresses binding mind and body.
- Related縛り付けるしばりつけるNeutralA verb: ties something down in place, or figuratively pins one's actions with rules or work, as in 「仕事に縛り付けられる」; 「束縛」 is a noun.
- RelatedくびきWrittenWritten/formal: a yoke, metaphor for oppression and fetters; 「束縛」 is far more common.
- Related封じ込めるふうじこめるNeutralSeals something inside, or contains something bad so it cannot spread; 「束縛」 stresses binding mind and body.
- Related封じ込むふうじこむNeutralTraps someone inside so they cannot escape; 「束縛」 stresses being deprived of freedom.
- Related首枷くびかせWrittenWritten/formal: a wooden pillory for criminals, by extension a burden; 「束縛」 is far more common.
- Relatedふん縛るふんじばるCasualColloquial: to tie someone up roughly so they cannot escape, or to seize them; 「束縛」 is the more written choice.
- Antonym解放かいほうNeutralAntonym: removes restraints and sets free — the direct opposite of 「束縛」.
- Antonym自由じゆうNeutralAntonym: freedom from restraint, acting as one pleases — the opposite of the state 「束縛」 describes.
- Antonym放縦ほうじゅうWrittenWritten/formal antonym: self-indulgence without discipline or moderation — the opposite of being bound by 「束縛」.
Use 「束縛」 for being tied down in mind and body — by ropes, rules, or a clinging partner, as in 「束縛が強い彼氏」「時間に束縛される」. For physical detention say 「拘束」; for tying up, 「縛る」; for locking up, 「監禁」. 「制限」 and 「制約」 set limits and conditions; 「抑制」「抑圧」「制止」「牽制」「制御」 are about checking, suppressing, stopping, or controlling; 「閉じ込める」「封じ込める」 about confining. Antonyms: 「解放」「自由」.
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