結びつける・結び付ける|むすびつけるmusubitsukeru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
結びつける結びつける is the most common spelling, so it is the natural choice when you need to write this word.
結び付ける結び付ける is a less common mixed kanji-kana spelling; you may encounter it, but beginners should normally choose 結びつける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to join; to bind
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together; to combine; to associate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 結びつける（むすびつける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 結びつけます（むすびつけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 結びつけない（むすびつけない） |
| polite (masen) | 結びつけません（むすびつけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 結びつけず・結びつけぬ（むすびつけず・むすびつけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 結びつけた（むすびつけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 結びつけました（むすびつけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 結びつけなかった（むすびつけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 結びつけませんでした（むすびつけませんでした） |
| Te form | 結びつけて（むすびつけて） |
| Potential | 結びつけられる（むすびつけられる） |
| Passive | 結びつけられる（むすびつけられる） |
| Causative | 結びつけさせる（むすびつけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 結びつけさせられる（むすびつけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 結びつければ（むすびつければ） |
| tara | 結びつけたら（むすびつけたら） |
| Volitional | 結びつけよう（むすびつけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 結びつけましょう（むすびつけましょう） |
| Imperative | 結びつけろ（むすびつけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
点が結びつく
点を結びつける
結びつく focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 点が結びつく; 結びつける foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 点を結びつける.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymつなぐNeutralConnects or ties up, as 「手を繋ぐ」 or 「命を繋ぐ」; stresses staying linked without a break, while 「結びつける」 stresses fastening things together or relating them.
- Synonym連結れんけつWrittenWritten/formal prose: linking into a series, as 「車両の連結」 or 「連結決算」; mostly for vehicles, machinery and accounts.
- SynonymくくるNeutralTies up or sums up, as 「髪を括る」 or 「一つに括る」; stresses bundling into one bunch, not linking two things.
- Synonym結ぶむすぶNeutralTies a knot or concludes, as 「条約を結ぶ」; 「結びつける」 focuses on linking two things to each other.
- Synonym繋ぎ止めるつなぎとめるNeutralHolds something in place so it cannot get away, as 「人心をつなぎ止める」; stresses keeping it from leaving, while 「結びつける」 stresses joining two things together.
- Synonym結い付けるゆいつけるWrittenWritten/formal prose, rare today: tying things together or wearing a hairstyle habitually. In everyday speech use 「結びつける」 or 「縛る」.
- Synonymつなぎ合わせるつなぎあわせるNeutralJoins pieces into one, as 「布をつなぎ合わせる」, or pieces together scattered memories as 「記憶をつなぎ合わせる」; it stresses piecing things together, 「結びつける」 fastening or relating.
- SynonymつなげるNeutralTransitive verb for connecting, as 「電話を繋げる」 or 「次に繋げる」; stresses keeping things linked and carrying on, while 「結びつける」 stresses combining.
- Synonym結わえるゆわえるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to tie or bind, as 「紐で結わえる」; leans on binding with cord and is not used for abstract connections.
- Synonym結わえ付けるゆわえつけるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to tie something firmly in place; few examples, physical binding only. In daily use say 「結びつける」.
- Synonym結び合わせるむすびあわせるNeutralCombines or relates two things; close to 「結びつける」 but with fewer examples in use.
- Synonym結び合わすむすびあわすWrittenWritten/formal prose: to combine or relate; close to 「結び合わせる」 but older and rare in daily use.
- Related縛るしばるNeutralBinds or restrains, as 「規則に縛られる」; stresses restricting freedom, while 「結びつける」 stresses connecting.
- Related縛り付けるしばりつけるNeutralTies something to a spot so it cannot move, as 「柱に縛り付ける」; stresses restraint, and figuratively restricting someone's actions.
- Related絡げるからげるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to tie up or bundle, also tuck up clothing; about the bundling action, not abstract links.
- Related引っ括るひっくくるCasualColloquial: to bundle things up in one go; has a rough feel and is more casual than 「縛る」.
- Relatedふん縛るふんじばるCasualColloquial: to tie someone up tight, as 「犯人をふん縛る」; rough in tone and mostly used for binding people.
- Related縛するばくするFormalFormal: to bind or restrain movement; rare today — say 「縛る」 in everyday speech.
- Related絆すほだすWrittenTransitive verb: to tether, or hold someone back through affection, often passive as 「情に絆される」; it stresses restraint and being held back, not joining two things.
- Related繋縛けいばくFormalFormal: to restrain and confine, leaving no freedom; rare today — use 「束縛」 or 「縛る」 in daily speech.
- Related絡めるからめるNeutralEntwines or mixes in, as 「話題を絡める」; stresses drawing something in, while 「結びつける」 stresses fastening or relating.
- Related縛めるいましめるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to bind a person or thing tight with rope; rare today — say 「縛る」.
- Antonym切り離すきりはなすNeutralAntonym: to cut apart and separate, the opposite of 「結びつける」 in its connecting and relating senses.
- AntonymとくNeutralAntonym: to untie a knot, opposite of the knot-tying 「結びつける」; it also means to solve a problem.
Use 「結びつける」 to tie something on or link two things together, as 「紐を枝に結びつける」 or 「努力を結果に結びつける」. For plain connecting say 「繋ぐ」, and for binding say 「縛る」; the opposites are 「切り離す」 and 「解く」. The rest are narrower: 「つなぎ合わせる」 pieces things together, 「連結」 links vehicles or accounts in formal prose, and words like 「縛り付ける」 stress restraint rather than connection.
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