綴じる とじる to bind N1 #14,394 Meanings ichidan verb, transitive to bind; to file usually in kana, food, cooking to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth dated to sew up; to stitch together Its kanji 綴 テイ、テツ、テチ、ゲツ · と.じる、つづ.る、つづり、すみ.やか compose, spell, write, bind (books)