noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
Refers to a tied or gathered group of long, thin items such as sticks, flowers, or banknotes. Also used as a counter for such bundles.
花屋でバラを一束買った。
I bought a bunch of roses at the flower shop.
彼は薪を束にして運んだ。
He carried the firewood in a bundle.
Please prepare a bundle of ten-thousand-yen bills.
The kanji 束 depicts a tied bundle of sticks, reflecting the core meaning. The reading たば is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin.