Bunch

by Nao

taba, taba-neru, soku, tsuka

This character means a bunch or a number of things tied together. Taba is the noun meaning a bunch and taba-neru is the verb meaning to bind. You can count bunches with taba. like, “hitotaba (one), hutataba (two), santaba or mitaba (three), yo(n)taba (four), gotaba (five).”

As it means “to bind,” there are some related compounds. Both kōsoku and sokubaku mean restraint. Kō means to hold. Baku means to bind and fasten. Yakusoku means promise. Yaku means promise or to tie although I didn’t mention it when I wrote about yaku.

A brief moment is “tsuka no ma.” Tsuka is an ancient unit of length. It’s about the width of 4 fingers. The ma of “tsuka no ma” means time.

1. Draw the horizontal line.
2. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
3. Draw the upper and right side of the rectangle.
4. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
5. Draw the vertical line.
6. Draw the sweeping stroke from the center to the lower left corner of the character.
7. Draw the sweeping stroke from the center to the lower right making the end broader.