• 縄なわ — rope / cord
• 縄文じょうもん — Jomon period (ancient pottery culture)
• 捕縄ほじょう — arrest rope / binding cord
• 結縄けつじょう — tying with rope
• 縄張なわばり — one's territory / turf
• 縄抜なわぬけ — rope escape (trick)

Modern form 縄 (traditional: 繩). The character combines the thread radical 糸 with a phonetic element, evoking a twisted or woven cord. It strongly conveys binding or tying, in both practical and figurative senses (e.g., traditions or bonds).