たば
taba
JLPT N37 strokesKanjiLevel 49 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

束 is the kanji for "Ream / Sheaf / Bundle". A common reading is たば (taba). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Ream / Sheaf / Bundle

Also : Ream · Sheaf · Bundle · Govern · Manage · Control

Readings

kunたば/ tabakunたば.ねる/ tabanerukunつか/ tsukakunつか.ねる/ tsukaneruonそく/ soku

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 束 represents 'BUNDLE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bundle.

Reading ·

On-reading: そく — remember this sound by associating it with bundle. Kun-reading: たば.

Example Sentences

引っ越しの前に段ボールで荷物を束ねました。

ひっこしのまえにだんぼーるでにもつをたばねました。

Before moving, I bundled my belongings in cardboard boxes.

花束を贈りました。

はなたばをおくりました。

I gave a bouquet.

Vocabulary using 束

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