括れ

くびれ

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi), word usually written using kana alone

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括れ蔦「くびれづた」「くびれずた」

sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera); green caviar

括れる「くびれる」「くくれる」

to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow

高を括るたかをくくる

to underrate; to make light of

腹を括るはらをくくる

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

首を括るくびをくくる

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself