束 is read たば (taba), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How is 束 used in a sentence?

花束にカードを添えます。 — I will attach a card to the bouquet.

束たば

Q: What JLPT level is 束?

束 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

たば · taba

JLPT N2 noun

Bunch, bundle

bundle, bunch, sheaf
strut, short vertical post
thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

花束にカードを添えます。

はなたばにかーどをそえます。

I will attach a card to the bouquet.

Nihoner sentence bank

友達と一緒にランチに行く約束をした。

ともだちといっしょにらんちにいくやくそくをした。

I made plans to go to lunch with a friend.

Nihoner sentence bank

彼女と、誕生日に一緒に過ごす約束をした。

かのじょと、たんじょうびにいっしょにすごすやくそくをした。

I made a promise with her to spend her birthday together.

Nihoner sentence bank

彼は約束の時間に遅れてしまった。

かれはやくそくのじかんにおくれてしまった。

He was late for the appointed time.

Nihoner sentence bank

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束Bundle, Sheaf, Ream 音そく訓たば・たば.ねる JLPT N3 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

拘束こうそくrestriction, restraint 結束けっそくunion, unity 束縛そくばくrestraint, restriction, confinement 約束やくそくarrangement, appointment, promise 束ねるたばねるto tie up in a bundle, to control

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What does 束 mean?

Bunch, bundle. It can also mean: bundle, bunch, sheaf; strut, short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.).

How do you pronounce 束?

たば (taba). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 束?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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