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接ぐ (はぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

接はぐ

は

ぐ

Meanings

1

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

join; splice; piece together

Used for physically joining pieces of cloth, wood, or similar materials, often by sewing, gluing, or fitting them together.

布ぬのを接はいで大おおきなテーブルクロスを作つくった。
I joined pieces of cloth to make a large tablecloth.
板いたを接はぎ合あわせ

て

一いち

枚まい

の

板いた

に

する

。

Join the boards together to make one panel.

Written forms

接はぐUsage100%
Standard kanji for joining materials such as cloth or wood.
綴はぐ
Rare variant; more commonly seen in 綴じる (to bind).

Kanji

接touch, contact, adjoin
綴compose, spell, write

Similar words

継つぐ
継ぐ (つぐ) is more common for joining in general, including abstract succession; 接ぐ (はぐ) is specifically for physically piecing together materials.
接せつ合ごうする
接合する is a technical term for joining or bonding, often used in engineering or manufacturing contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 接 means 'contact' or 'join', and 綴 means 'compose' or 'spell'. The reading はぐ is of native Japanese origin, likely related to the idea of attaching or fitting together.