tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect
繋 centers on physically linking things together: tying, fastening, chaining, or tethering. The idea extends naturally to abstract connections.
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.
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.
For ケイ, picture a heavy chain being tied with a thick cable: cable -> ケイ, and the cable fastens everything securely.
to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to
connection; link; relationship
to connect; to link together
to connect
link; connection; tie; bond; contact
linking together; tying in a row
to ration out and survive on (some food)
true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
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
no man can resist the lure of a woman
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
to tie; to fasten; to hitch
emergency fund
tethered breeding (livestock); confined stock raising
tethered grazing
constraint; restraint; restriction; binding
copula
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
harness racing
harness racing