Kanji
箍
kanji character
barrel hoop
箍 kanji-箍 barrel hoop
箍
Meaning
barrel hoop
Readings
Kun'yomi
- たが hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
- たが がゆるむ to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.)
- たが をはずす to cut loose
On'yomi
- きん こ じ magical circlet given from Guanyin to Xuanzang used to control Sun Wukong (from A Journey To The West)
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Common Words
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箍 hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)... -
箍 が緩 むto weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.)... -
箍 を外 すto cut loose, to act without restraint, to throw off all inhibitions... -
箍 を締 めるto pull oneself together, to get one's act together, to brace oneself -
箍 を嵌 めるto hoop, to put a hoop on, to bind a barrel with hoops -
箍 が外 れるto become unrestrained and go to excess, to lose all restraint, to lose one's tension and become relaxed... -
理 性 の箍 the bounds of reason, the limits of (common) sense -
緊 箍 児 magical circlet given from Guanyin to Xuanzang used to control Sun Wukong (from A Journey To The West)