束(たば)

たば
noun, counter
bundle, bunch
1. bundle, bunch, sheaf
A group of things tied or wrapped together.
花(はな)の束(たば)を買(か)った。
I bought a bunch of flowers.
書類(しょるい)を束(たば)にして整理(せいり)する。
To organize the documents into bundles.
札束(さつたば)を数(かぞ)える。
To count a stack of bills.
札束 = bundle of bills/banknotes

束(たば) refers to a group of things tied, wrapped, or held together.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 花束(はなたば): bouquet, bunch of flowers
  • 札束(さつたば): wad of bills, stack of money
  • 髪(かみ)の束(たば): a lock/bundle of hair

COUNTER USE:

Also functions as a counter for bundles:

  • 一束(ひとたば): one bundle
  • 二束(ふたたば): two bundles
  • 三束(みたば): three bundles

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 束(たば)にする: to bundle together
  • 束(たば)を解(ほど)く: to untie a bundle
  • 束(たば)にして縛(しば)る: to tie into a bundle

IDIOM:
二束三文(にそくさんもん): dirt cheap (literally "two bundles for three mon" — an old coin of tiny value).

Related Words

Related: 花束(はなたば) (bouquet)
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Added 2026.1.12 23:26 · Revised 2026.3.27 9:47
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