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1

A rope or cord; a strong string-like material used for tying or binding.

Noun

Examples

荷物を縄でしっかりと縛った。

I tightly tied the luggage with rope.

古い家の梁に縄が掛かっていた。

There was a rope hanging on the beam of the old house.

山登りのときは丈夫な縄を持って行った方が安全だ。

It's safer to take a strong rope when mountain climbing.

2

Historically or colloquially, the rope used when apprehending a criminal or the act of being arrested; often used as 'お縄' meaning 'to be arrested'.

Noun

Examples

犯人はついにお縄になったというニュースが流れた。

News came that the culprit had finally been arrested.

江戸時代の絵には罪人が縄で縛られている様子が描かれている。

Paintings from the Edo period depict criminals being tied with rope.

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