BDSM Lexicon · Rope & shibari

Kinbaku

Kinbaku (緊縛) is a Japanese art form of erotic rope bondage in which the body is tied in an aesthetic, sensual, and often emotionally charged manner. The word literally means “tight binding” and refers to the intimate connection between the binder (the bakushi or nawashi) and the person being tied (the bottom or sub).

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Related terms

• Hemp rope
• Jute
• Bondage
• Surrender
• Japanese bondage

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