kinbaku

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noun

A Japanese style of bondage that involves tying a person up using simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope.

OriginJapanese 緊縛 →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounkinbaku (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBDSMA Japanese style of bondage that involves tying a person up using simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope.

Origin

  1. Japanese緊縛“tight binding”
  2. Englishkinbaku

Borrowed from Japanese 緊縛 (“tight binding”).

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APA

kinbaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinbaku

MLA

“kinbaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinbaku. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinbaku,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinbaku.

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