Kanji

絆

絆

bonds, fetters

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きずな, ほだす, つなぐ

Example sentences

絆 きずな
家族 の 絆 は とても 大切 だ 。

Family bonds are very important.

再認識 さいにんしき
彼 は 家族 の 絆 を 再認識 した 。

He realized the importance of family bonds all over again.

絆創膏 ばんそうこう
指 を 切った ので 絆創膏 を 貼った 。

I cut my finger, so I put on a band-aid.

羈絆 きはん
彼 は 過去 の しがらみ という 羈絆 を 断ち切って 、 新しい 人生 を 歩み 始めた 。

He severed the fetters of his past ties and started walking a new path in life.

覊絆 きはん
過去 の 覊絆 を 断ち切る 。

To cut the fetters of the past.

Example Vocabulary

絆

きずな

bond; emotional tie; connection

絆創膏

ばんそうこう

adhesive bandage; band-aid; plaster

絆す

ほだす

脚絆

きゃはん

情に絆される

じょうにほだされる

巻き脚絆

まききゃはん

羈絆

きはん

fetters; bonds; restraints

絆される

巻脚絆

まききゃはん

覊絆

きはん

fetters; bonds; ties

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