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Kotomora

綴

compose, spell, write, bind (books)

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • テイ
  • テツ
  • テチ
  • ゲツ

Kun'yomi

  • と.じる
  • つづ.る
  • つづり
  • すみ.やか

Meaning

綴 centers on joining separate pieces into a connected whole: composing text by linking words, spelling by stringing letters together, or binding pages into a book.

Most common words using 綴

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  • 綴るつづる

    to spell

  • 綴りつづり
    N1

    spelling; orthography

  • 補綴ほてつ

    mending; revision; supplementation

  • 綴れつづれ

    rags; tattered clothes

  • 綴じるとじる
    N1

    to bind; to file

  • すくい綴じすくいとじ

    mattress stitch

  • ローマ字綴りローマじつづり

    romanization (representation of foreign words using the Roman alphabet); romanized spelling

  • 中綴じなかとじ

    saddle stitch

  • 仮綴かりとじ

    temporary (paper) binding

  • 仮綴本かりとじほん

    booklet; paper-bound book

  • 分綴ぶんてつ

    syllabication; syllabification; hyphenation

  • 割れ鍋に綴じ蓋われなべにとじぶた

    there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot

  • 原綴げんてつ

    spelling in the original language; spelling in the original script

  • 原綴りげんつづり

    spelling in the original language; spelling in the original script

  • 合綴がってつ

    binding several papers or booklets into one

  • 同綴異義語どうてついぎご

    homograph

  • 和綴じわとじ

    Japanese-style bookbinding

  • 平綴じひらとじ

    side stitch (bookbinding); side-wire stitch; flat stitch

  • 日本補綴歯科学会にっぽんほていしかがっかい

    Japan Prosthodontic Society

  • 書き綴るかきつづる

    to put into writing; to write

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Study

Etymology

綴 combines 糸 (thread) with 叕, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of connecting or stitching together. The character originally referred to sewing or linking with thread, and later extended to composing and binding.

Meaning mnemonic

Thread 糸 on the left and a right side that looks like many pieces being stitched together: imagine using thread to compose a story, spell words, or bind pages into a book.

Reading mnemonic

For テイ, picture a tailor using thread to bind a book, and the tailor says 'Tay' (like the first part of 'tailor') as they stitch: Tay -> テイ.