shibari

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈbɑː.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈbɑ.ɹi/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɹi
• Hyphenation: shi‧ba‧ri

Noun

shibari (uncountable)

1. The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages.
2. (BDSM) A style of Japanese bondage.
   • 2006, Robert J. Rubel, Master/Slave Relations: Handbook of Theory and Practice, page 36:

     What if your slave needs to be spanked/caned/flogged to get warmed up before serious rough sex that involves face slapping, but your ideal evening consists of spending an hour or so tying up your slave in an elaborate shibari rope harness and then just sitting there watching him/her twist slowly from the suspension rig?

   • 2014, Katherine Rhodes, Not Quite Juliet: Silver Soul 1:

     “She's not your subbie, Dominic,” I stated. “You left her hanging in the shibari room last night. […]

Translations

style of Japanese bondage

• Finnish: shibari (fi)
• French: shibari (fr) m
• Japanese: 縛り (ja) (shibari)
• Portuguese: shibari m

See also

• kinbaku
• rigger

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃibɑri/, [ˈʃibɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ibɑri

Noun

shibari

1. (BDSM) shibari

Declension

Inflection of shibari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		shibari	shibarit
genitive		shibarin	shibarien shibareiden shibareitten
partitive		shibaria	shibareita shibareja
illative		shibariin	shibareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shibari	shibarit
accusative	nom.	shibari	shibarit
	gen.	shibarin
genitive		shibarin	shibarien shibareiden shibareitten
partitive		shibaria	shibareita shibareja
inessive		shibarissa	shibareissa
elative		shibarista	shibareista
illative		shibariin	shibareihin
adessive		shibarilla	shibareilla
ablative		shibarilta	shibareilta
allative		shibarille	shibareille
essive		shibarina	shibareina
translative		shibariksi	shibareiksi
abessive		shibaritta	shibareitta
instructive		—	shibarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shibari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shibarini shibarini accusative nom. shibarini shibarini gen. shibarini genitive shibarini shibarieni shibareideni shibareitteni partitive shibariani shibareitani shibarejani inessive shibarissani shibareissani elative shibaristani shibareistani illative shibariini shibareihini adessive shibarillani shibareillani ablative shibariltani shibareiltani allative shibarilleni shibareilleni essive shibarinani shibareinani translative shibarikseni shibareikseni abessive shibarittani shibareittani instructive — — comitative — shibareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shibarisi shibarisi accusative nom. shibarisi shibarisi gen. shibarisi genitive shibarisi shibariesi shibareidesi shibareittesi partitive shibariasi shibareitasi shibarejasi inessive shibarissasi shibareissasi elative shibaristasi shibareistasi illative shibariisi shibareihisi adessive shibarillasi shibareillasi ablative shibariltasi shibareiltasi allative shibarillesi shibareillesi essive shibarinasi shibareinasi translative shibariksesi shibareiksesi abessive shibarittasi shibareittasi instructive — — comitative — shibareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shibarimme shibarimme accusative nom. shibarimme shibarimme gen. shibarimme genitive shibarimme shibariemme shibareidemme shibareittemme partitive shibariamme shibareitamme shibarejamme inessive shibarissamme shibareissamme elative shibaristamme shibareistamme illative shibariimme shibareihimme adessive shibarillamme shibareillamme ablative shibariltamme shibareiltamme allative shibarillemme shibareillemme essive shibarinamme shibareinamme translative shibariksemme shibareiksemme abessive shibarittamme shibareittamme instructive — — comitative — shibareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shibarinne shibarinne accusative nom. shibarinne shibarinne gen. shibarinne genitive shibarinne shibarienne shibareidenne shibareittenne partitive shibarianne shibareitanne shibarejanne inessive shibarissanne shibareissanne elative shibaristanne shibareistanne illative shibariinne shibareihinne adessive shibarillanne shibareillanne ablative shibariltanne shibareiltanne allative shibarillenne shibareillenne essive shibarinanne shibareinanne translative shibariksenne shibareiksenne abessive shibarittanne shibareittanne instructive — — comitative — shibareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shibarinsa shibarinsa accusative nom. shibarinsa shibarinsa gen. shibarinsa genitive shibarinsa shibariensa shibareidensa shibareittensa partitive shibariaan shibariansa shibareitaan shibarejaan shibareitansa shibarejansa inessive shibarissaan shibarissansa shibareissaan shibareissansa elative shibaristaan shibaristansa shibareistaan shibareistansa illative shibariinsa shibareihinsa adessive shibarillaan shibarillansa shibareillaan shibareillansa ablative shibariltaan shibariltansa shibareiltaan shibareiltansa allative shibarilleen shibarillensa shibareilleen shibareillensa essive shibarinaan shibarinansa shibareinaan shibareinansa translative shibarikseen shibariksensa shibareikseen shibareiksensa abessive shibarittaan shibarittansa shibareittaan shibareittansa instructive — — comitative — shibareineen shibareinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ba.ʁi/

Noun

shibari m (uncountable)

1. (BDSM) shibari

Japanese

Romanization

shibari

1. Rōmaji transcription of しばり

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈba.ɾi/

Noun

shibari m (uncountable)

1. (BDSM) shibari