束・把|たばtaba[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix), counterbundle; bunch; sheaf
   そうしたら、茂しげみの下したにいくつかの１０００ドル札さつの束たばを見みつけ、それをバスケットの中なかに入いれた。↗

   Then she found several stacks of thousand-dollar bills under a bush and put them in her basket.

• Synonym束ねたばねWrittenA written term for the act of tying or gathering, also used for leadership or management as in 「組織の束ね役」; 「束」 is the tied bundle itself.
• Synonym包みつつみNeutralA wrapped item, as in 「風呂敷包み」; 「束」 is something tied or bound, not wrapped.
• Synonym包み物つつみものWrittenA written word for something wrapped up in paper or cloth.
• Related小包こづつみNeutralA small parcel, especially one sent by post; the emphasis is on wrapping something up for mailing, while 「束」 is simply a bundle tied together.
• RelatedパックNeutralA loanword for cartons and packaging, as in 「牛乳パック」, and also for cosmetic face packs.
• AntonymばらCasualColloquial. Loose or bulk items kept or sold individually — the opposite of things tied into a bundle.

Use 「束」 for things tied into a bundle, as in 「花束」 or 「札束」; use 「包み」 for wrapped items, 「小包」 for parcels sent by post, 「パック」 for cartons, and 「ばら」 for loose, unpackaged items.

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1. （たば）幾いくつかの物ものを一纏ひとまとめにして括くくった物もの。
2. （たば）束たばねたものを数かぞえるときの助数詞じょすうし。