結ぶ

むすぶ

to tie

N3 #4,355

Meanings

godan verb, transitive to tie; to bind; to link
to bear (fruit)
to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
to connect (two distant places)
to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

Its kanji

結ケツ、ケチ · むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

In sentences

その小包こづつみはひもで結むすんであった。 The parcel was tied with string. #209239

私わたしは固かたい友情ゆうじょうで彼かれと結むすばれている。 I am bound to him by a close friendship. #157225

靴くつの紐ひもを結むすびなさい。 Tie your shoelaces. #179251

ネクタイを結むすべるの？ Can you tie a tie? #9257453

彼女かのじょは口くちを堅かたく結むすんだ。 She pressed her lips firmly together. #90158

トムは靴くつひもが結むすべない。 Tom can't tie his shoes. #2411684

彼女かのじょは髪かみをリボンで結むすんだ。 She bound her hair with a ribbon. #87525

２つの派閥はばつが手てをむすんだ。 The two factions gang up with each other. #235535