tie up

(string) + (specialty)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

BAKU

Mnemonic

His specialty is tying up nuns with string.He ties their arms behind their BACK.

Kunyomi

しば*る To bind something - to tie a string AROUND something - to shackle a prisoner, to tie up a masochist, to put one's hair in a pony tail (BOOBOO: to tie a knot is 結ぶ (むすぶ)). 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

束縛(そくばく) する

restrain ★☆☆☆☆
(bundle of sticks) + (tie up) = 束縛 (restrain)

to restrain, to restrict, tie up in red tape.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
tie up STRING
weak or thin WATER
museum /extensive TEN

You tie up with STRING,
but WATER is a weak-tasting thing.
Museums are TEN times more extensive than galleries and etc.

Synonyms

tie up
縛る    束縛    結ぶ    括る