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綴り (つづり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

綴つづり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

spelling; orthography

Refers to the way a word is written in kana or roman letters; common in contexts like English spelling or phonetic transcription.

この単たん語ごの綴つづりを教おしえてください。
Please tell me the spelling of this word.
英えい語ごの綴つづりは難むずかしい。
English spelling is difficult.

2

noun

file; pad; bundle; binding

A set of papers or documents fastened together; often used for a file, pad, or bundle of papers. Less common than ファイル in modern office contexts.

書しょ類るいの綴つづりを整せい理りする。
I organize the file of documents.
伝でん票ぴょうの綴つづりを探さがしている。
I'm looking for the pad of slips.

Written forms

綴つづりUsage44%
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
綴つづりUsage42%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely used in modern writing.
つづりUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

綴compose, spell, write

Similar words

スペル
Borrowed from English 'spell'; more casual and often used for English spelling, while 綴り is a native Japanese term that can also refer to kana spelling.
ファイル
Common loanword for a file or folder; 綴り implies a physical bundle or pad of papers, while ファイル is broader and more modern.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 綴る (つづる, 'to spell' or 'to bind together'). The noun form 綴り refers to the result of spelling or binding.