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接ぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	接はぐ	接はがない
Polite	接はぎます	接はぎません
Past polite	接はぎました	接はぎませんでした
Past	接はいだ	接はがなかった
Te-form	接はいで	接はがないで
Desire	接はぎたい	接はぎたくない
Potential	接はげる	接はげない
Passive	接はがれる	接はがれない
Causative	接はがせる	接はがせない
Causative passive	接はがせられるalso 接はがされる	接はがせられないalso 接はがされない
Volitional	接はごう
Polite volitional	接はぎましょう
Imperative	接はげ	接はぐな
Conditional	接はげば	接はがなければ
Tara conditional	接はいだら	接はがなかったら

Meanings

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.

Kanji

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

Related 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.

Word family

つぎはぎN1
patching; darning · cobbling together; patching together
接はぎ目め
seam; joint
かけはぎ
invisible mending
メリヤスはぎ
kitchener stitch

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).

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.