接つぐ

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

join; piece together; set (bones)

Used for physically connecting broken parts, such as bones, wood, or other materials. For bones, it specifically means setting a fracture.

• 折おれた骨ほねを接つぐ手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。

  I had surgery to set the broken bone.

• 割われた皿さらを接せっ着ちゃく剤ざいで接ついだ。

  I pieced the broken plate together with glue.

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

graft (onto a tree)

Specifically used for grafting a branch or bud onto another tree. Common in horticultural contexts.

• 桜さくらの枝えだを別べつの木きに接つぐ。

  Graft a cherry branch onto another tree.