綴る|つづるtsuzuru[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto spell
   その単語たんごをどうつづるか私に教おしえてください。↗

   Tell me how to spell the word.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto write; to compose; to frame
   靜子しずこが季節きせつの移うつろいを詩しに綴つづりました。↗

   Shizuko composed a poem about the change of the seasons.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto bind (e.g. documents); to patch; to sew together; to stitch together

• Synonym書くかくNeutralNeutral. The most basic word for writing; 「綴る」 carries a literary nuance of working one's thoughts into a text word by word.
• Synonym著すあらわすWrittenWritten/formal prose. Used for writing and publishing a book, as in 「本を著す」; the focus is on producing a book, while 「綴る」 weaves words into a text.
• Related記すしるすNeutralNeutral. To write or note something down, as in 「手帳に記す」; the focus is on recording, while 「綴る」 is about stringing words together into a text.
• Related書き表すかきあらわすNeutralNeutral. To express something in writing; the emphasis is on getting an idea across, not on linking words into a connected text as 「綴る」 does.
• Antonym裂くさくNeutralNeutral antonym. To tear or cut something apart; the opposite of 「綴る」 in its sense of sewing or stitching pieces together.
• Antonym破るやぶるNeutralNeutral antonym. To break a hard object into pieces by force, as in 「皿を割る」; the opposite of 「綴る」, which joins scattered pieces together.

Use 「綴る」 for spelling, for writing thoughts into a text word by word, as in 「思いを綴る」, or for binding and stitching. For ordinary writing say 「書く」, for noting things down 「記す」, for publishing a book 「著す」. 「裂く」 and 「割る」 are its opposites.

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

1. 継ぎ合つぎあわせる。
2. 詩歌しいかや文章ぶんしょうを作つくる。
3. 字母じぼを使つかって語ごを記しるす。