JLPT N2 · Verb

縛る (shibaru)

縛る (しばる, shibaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to tie; to bind”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しばる
Romaji: shibaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to tie; to bind; to fasten · godan verb, transitive
to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

どろぼうは手足を縛られた。

The thief was bound hand and foot.

Tatoeba #199617

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 縛る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	縛る	しばる shibaru
Polite (~masu)	縛ります	しばります shibarimasu
Negative	縛らない	しばらない shibaranai
Polite negative	縛りません	しばりません shibarimasen
Past	縛った	しばった shibatta
Polite past	縛りました	しばりました shibarimashita
Negative past	縛らなかった	しばらなかった shibaranakatta
Te-form	縛って	しばって shibatte
Potential	縛れる	しばれる shibareru
Passive	縛られる	しばられる shibarareru
Causative	縛らせる	しばらせる shibaraseru
Volitional	縛ろう	しばろう shibarou
Imperative	縛れ	しばれ shibare
Conditional (~ba)	縛れば	しばれば shibareba

Kanji in 縛る

縛

truss, arrest, bindバク・しば.る · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 縛る.

束縛そくばくrestraint

Source: JMdict entry 1476050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.