Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1764 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain
Kunyomi: しば.る
Onyomi: バク
Composition: 糸 尃
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
縛 (バク) tying up, restraint, restriction, arrest
縛する (バクスル) to bind, to restrain
呪縛 (ジュバク) spell (that restricts one's movements), binding spell
繋縛 (ケイバク) constraint, restraint
縛る (しばる) to tie, to bind, to fasten, to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter