N2528/1725

しば

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to tie, to bind, to fasten
  • to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter

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Example sentences

犯人はんにん警察官けいさつかんしばられた

The criminal had their hands bound by the police officer.

規則きそくしばられて自由じゆう行動こうどうできない。

I can't act freely because I'm tied down by rules.

荷物にもつをロープでしばってからトラックにんだ。

I tied the luggage with a rope before loading it onto the truck.

過去かこ失敗しっぱいしばられるのをやめ、前向まえむきにきることにした。

I decided to stop being bound by past failures and live with a positive outlook.

伝統的でんとうてき慣習かんしゅう人々ひとびと自由じゆう発想はっそうしばことがある。

Traditional customs can sometimes restrict people's free thinking.