本ほん結むすび

noun

square knot; reef knot

A basic knot used to join two ropes of similar thickness; known for its reliability and ease of untying.

• ロープを本ほん結むすびでしっかり結むすんだ。

  I tied the ropes securely with a square knot.

• 本ほん結むすびは、ほどけにくい結むすび方かたの一ひとつです。

  The square knot is one of the knots that is hard to come undone.