女おんな結むすび

noun

granny knot; reef knot tied with a left loop

A knot tied by making a left loop first, often contrasted with 男結び (right loop first). In English knot terminology, this is a granny knot, though some sources may call it a reef knot or square knot depending on tradition. The Japanese distinction is based on the starting loop direction.

See also: 男結び

• 女おんな結むすびは、左ひだりの輪わから始はじめる結むすび方かたです。

  The onna-musubi is a knot tied starting with a left loop.

• 男おとこ結むすびと女おんな結むすびでは、最さい初しょの輪わの向むきが逆ぎゃくになります。

  In otoko-musubi and onna-musubi, the direction of the first loop is opposite.