つなぐ・繋ぐtsunagu[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto connect; to link together
2. godan verb, transitive verbto tie; to fasten; to restrain
3. godan verb, transitive verbto maintain; to preserve; to keep
4. godan verb, transitive verbto transfer (phone call); to put a person through
   スミスさんにつないで下ください。↗

   Please connect me with Mr Smith.
5. godan verb, transitive verbto hedge; to buy or sell forward
6. godan verb, transitive verb, goto connect (stones)

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• Synonym結びつけるむすびつけるNeutralTies things together or links two things, as in 「努力を成果に結びつける」; leans toward abstract association rather than physical tying.
• Synonym結ぶむすぶNeutralCovers tying a knot, linking, or concluding, as in 「紐を結ぶ」「契約を結ぶ」; the focus is on knotting and forming relationships.
• Synonym結合けつごうWrittenWritten term for combining into one whole; common in chemistry and academic contexts, as in 「分子の結合」.
• Synonym連結れんけつWrittenWritten word for linking things into a series, as in 「車両を連結する」; also used for consolidated financial statements.
• Synonym接合せつごうWrittenWritten term for joining two things together, as in 「骨を接合する」; leans technical and medical.
• SynonymくくるNeutralTies or bundles things up, and also means summing up or hanging oneself, as in 「髪を括る」「高を括る」.
• Synonym接続せつぞくWrittenWritten term for connecting devices or networks and for changing trains, as in 「インターネットに接続する」; leans technical.
• Synonym結い付けるゆいつけるWrittenWritten word for tying things together or wearing a hairstyle habitually; rare in modern usage.
• Synonymつなぎ合わせるつなぎあわせるNeutralJoins several pieces into one whole, as in 「ロープをつなぎ合わせる」; stresses splicing segments together.
• SynonymつなげるNeutralConnects things, close in meaning to 「繋ぐ」; often used for putting two points through, as in 「電話を繋げる」.
• Synonym結び合わせるむすびあわせるNeutralTies two things together or makes them mutually related; stresses the joining of the two more than 「結ぶ」 does.
• Synonym結わえるゆわえるWrittenWritten, somewhat old-fashioned way to say tying something with string, as in 「荷物を紐で結わえる」.
• Synonym接ぐつぐNeutralUsed for setting bones, grafting trees, or piecing things together, as in 「骨を接ぐ」「木を接ぐ」; a narrower range of uses.
• Synonym結び合わすむすびあわすWrittenGodan verb close in meaning to 「結び合わせる」, tying two things together; few examples in use.
• Synonym引き結ぶひきむすぶWrittenPulls things tight and ties them, or presses shut, as in 「口を引き結ぶ」 for pursing one's lips.
• Related結うゆうNeutralCovers doing up or tying hair, as in 「髪を結う」, and tying with cords; often for traditional hairstyles.
• Related縛るしばるNeutralBinds or restrains, as in 「手を縛る」「時間に縛られる」; the focus is on restricting movement or freedom.
• Related繋ぎ止めるつなぎとめるNeutralTies something down so it cannot leave, or keeps a relationship from breaking, as in 「客を繋ぎ止める」「命を繋ぎ止める」.
• Related縛り付けるしばりつけるNeutralBinds something firmly in place or restrains someone's actions, as in 「規則で縛り付ける」.
• Related絡げるからげるWrittenWritten word for tying things up or tucking up clothing; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related結わえ付けるゆわえつけるWrittenFastens something firmly to something else; few examples, and everyday speech prefers 「縛り付ける」.
• Related引っ括るひっくくるCasualColloquial for bundling things up in one go; can also mean arresting someone; few examples.
• Related繋縛けいばくWrittenWritten term for binding or restraining someone; very rare in modern Japanese.
• Antonym切るきるNeutralAntonym: cuts or severs what 「繋ぐ」 joins, as in 「電話を切る」.
• Antonym分けるわけるNeutralAntonym: divides or separates what 「繋ぐ」 puts together.
• Antonym離すはなすNeutralAntonym: separates or lets go, as in 「手を離す」, the opposite of 「繋ぐ」.

Use 「繋ぐ」 to connect, tie, or fasten two things together, or to keep something going. For tying a knot or forming a tie, say 「結ぶ」; for binding or restraining, 「縛る」; for connecting devices or networks, 「接続」. The opposites are 「切る」 and 「離す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 紐ひもなどで結むすびとめてそこから離はなれないようにする。
2. 気持きもちが離はなれないようにする。
3. 拘束こうそくする。
4. 一続ひとつづきのものにする。
5. 離はなれているものなどをあわせる。
6. 手てや足あしなどをむすぶ。
7. 長ながく切きれないように保たもつ。
8. たどって行方ゆくえを追い求おいもとめる。