束ねる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
2. v1vt
   to govern; to manage; to control; to administer
3. v1vt
   to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

Example sentences

• 本はひとまとめに束ねてあった。

  The books were tied up in a bundle.

• 彼女は髪を無造作に束ねている。

  She is doing her hair simply.

• 彼女は髪を丸く束ねている。

  She wears her hair in a bun.