結う|ゆうyuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
いうiu
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto do up (hair); to dress; to arrange
- godan verb, transitive verbto tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 結う（ゆう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 結います（ゆいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 結わない（ゆわない） |
| polite (masen) | 結いません（ゆいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 結わず・結わぬ（ゆわず・ゆわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 結った（ゆった） |
| polite (mashita) | 結いました（ゆいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 結わなかった（ゆわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 結いませんでした（ゆいませんでした） |
| Te form | 結って（ゆって） |
| Potential | 結える（ゆえる） |
| Passive | 結われる（ゆわれる） |
| Causative | 結わせる（ゆわせる） |
| Causative passive | 結わせられる・結わされる（ゆわせられる・ゆわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 結えば（ゆえば） |
| tara | 結ったら（ゆったら） |
| Volitional | 結おう（ゆおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 結いましょう（ゆいましょう） |
| Imperative | 結え（ゆえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related結ぶむすぶNeutralThe everyday word for tying and knotting, also for forming relationships; 「結う」 is mostly limited to doing up hair or making fences.
- Related結びつけるむすびつけるNeutralFastens one thing to another; figuratively it links two things together.
- RelatedつなぐNeutralConnects or ties up, with a broad range; it also means to maintain, as in 「命を繋ぐ」.
- Related繋ぎ止めるつなぎとめるNeutralTies something down so it cannot get away; figuratively it keeps hearts or retains people, stressing the holding of a relationship.
- Related結い付けるゆいつけるNeutralTies things together, or refers to habitually wearing a hairstyle; very rarely used.
- Related縛り付けるしばりつけるNeutralBinds something firmly so it cannot move; figuratively it restrains, stressing restriction.
- Related結び合わせるむすびあわせるWrittenWritten/formal prose: ties two or more things firmly together, or makes them mutually related.
- Related結わえるゆわえるWrittenMeans binding or tying; slightly older than 「結ぶ」, stressing tying up with rope.
- Related結わえ付けるゆわえつけるWrittenWritten/formal prose: ties or binds something firmly to something; rare — 「結び付ける」 is the usual word.
- AntonymとくNeutralUnties knots and lets hair down; the opposite of 「結う」, which ties up and fastens.
For everyday tying and knotting, 「結ぶ」 is the default. 「結う」 is mostly for doing up hair or making a fence, as in 「髪を結う」; for bundling use 「縛る」, to untie 「解く」. 「繋ぐ」 covers connecting and keeping things going, 「繋ぎ止める」 stresses holding a relationship, 「結びつける」 fastens one thing to another or links two things, 「縛り付ける」 binds so nothing can move, and the 「結わえる」 group is written/formal prose.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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