結むすびつける

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JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

tie; fasten; bind

Physical action of tying or fastening things together with string, rope, etc.

荷に物もつをひもで結むすびつける。
I tie the luggage with a string.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

connect

; link

; associate

Abstract use: connecting ideas, people, events, or things in a logical or relational way.

二ふたつの事じ件けんを結むすびつけて考かんがえる。
I think about the two incidents by connecting them.
共きょう通つうの趣しゅ味みが二人ふたりを結むすびつけた。
A shared hobby brought the two together.

Written forms

結むすびつけるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form in news and general use.
結むすび付つけるUsage14%
Variant kanji spelling using 付ける; less common but still encountered.
むすびつけるUsage3%

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

結むすぶ
結ぶ is a more general verb for tying, connecting, or forming a bond; 結びつける emphasizes the action of attaching or linking two separate things together.
つなぐ
つなぐ focuses on connecting in a chain or sequence, often physically; 結びつける implies a tighter, more binding connection, either physical or abstract.

Etymology

Compound of 結び (continuative form of 結ぶ, 'to tie') + つける ('to attach'). The combination yields the meaning 'to tie and attach', i.e., to connect firmly.