From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
[news1] [nf22] 絆 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 紲 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, [news1] [nf22] きずな /kizˈɯᵝnä/, きづな /kizˈɯᵝnä/
1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
bonds (between people), (emotional) ties, relationship, connection, link
2. tether, fetters