結ゆう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

do up (hair); dress (hair); arrange (hair)

Primarily used for styling or tying hair, often in traditional or careful contexts. Not used for dressing in clothes.

• 母ははは毎まい朝あさ、妹いもうとの髪かみを結ゆってあげる。

  My mother does up my little sister's hair every morning.

• 花はな嫁よめの髪かみを日本にほんが髪みに結ゆう。

  They dress the bride's hair in a traditional Japanese style.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

tie; bind; fasten; make (a fence)

Used for tying or binding things together, especially with string or rope. Also used for constructing fences or similar structures by tying materials. Less common than 結ぶ (むすぶ) in modern Japanese.

• 垣かき根ねを結ゆうために竹たけをしばる。

  They tie bamboo to make a fence.

• 荷に物もつをひもで結ゆう。

  I tie the luggage with string.