繋
tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect
Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
Kun'yomi
- つな.ぐ
- かか.る
- か.ける
Meaning
繋 centers on physically linking things together: tying, fastening, chaining, or tethering. The idea extends naturally to abstract connections.
Most common words using 繋
20 of 27- 繋がるつながるN3
to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to
- 繋がりつながりN2
connection; link; relationship
- 繋ぐつなぐN3
to connect; to link together
- 繋げるつなげるN2
to connect
- 繋ぎつなぎ
link; connection; tie; bond; contact
- 数珠繋ぎじゅずつなぎ
linking together; tying in a row
- 食い繋ぐくいつなぐ
to ration out and survive on (some food)
- 台湾駒繋たいわんこまつなぎ
true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
- 場繋ぎばつなぎ
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
- 女の髪の毛には大象も繋がるおんなのかみのけにはたいぞうもつながる
no man can resist the lure of a woman
- 繋ぎかえるつなぎかえる
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
- 繋ぎ止めるつなぎとめる
to tie; to fasten; to hitch
- 繋ぎ資金つなぎしきん
emergency fund
- 繋ぎ飼いつなぎかい
tethered breeding (livestock); confined stock raising
- 繋牧けいぼく
tethered grazing
- 繋縛けいばく
constraint; restraint; restriction; binding
- 繋辞けいじ
copula
- 繋駕けいが
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
- 繋駕競走けいがきょうそう
harness racing
- 繋駕速歩競走けいがそくほきょうそう
harness racing
Study
Etymology
繋 combines 軗 (a component associated with striking or attaching) with 糸 (thread), suggesting the idea of tying or fastening with thread. The exact historical development of 軗 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part 軗 looks like a hand striking or attaching something, and the bottom 糸 is thread. Imagine using thread to tie and fasten objects together, creating a chain or tether.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, picture a heavy chain being tied with a thick cable: cable -> ケイ, and the cable fastens everything securely.