How to say "tying" in Japanese

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  • 括りくくり
    nounPoints to the knot or bundle made by tying, and by extension to grouping things together as one; less common than 結束, it stresses the result of tying more than the act itself.
  • 結束けっそくJLPT N1approx.Common
    noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe common word for binding or tying a number of things together into one bundle; it is also used figuratively for the unity of a group or team.

Use 結束, the common word, for tying or binding several things into a bundle; less common 「括り」 centers on the knot or bundle itself and on grouping things as one.

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