束ねる

• 読み: たばねる
• ローマ字: tabaneru
• 漢字の分解: 束 (soku/taba) — bundle, sheaf, manage
• 発音: /ta.ba.ne.ɾɯ/

意味

To bundle; to tie up together; to gather into a bunch. Also means to lead or manage a group.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb with both physical and figurative meanings. Physically, it means to tie things together into a bundle — hair, papers, flowers, or straw. Figuratively, it means to bring people together under one leadership, to unite or organise a group. Both meanings are common at N2 level.

例文

1. 髪をゴムで束ねてポニーテールにした。
2. チームを束ねるのはリーダーの役割だ。
3. 新聞を束ねて資源ごみに出した。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, leadership, organisation

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

From the kanji 束 (bundle, sheaf), which is a pictograph of sticks tied together with a cord around the middle. The verb form means to perform that action of binding together.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal