結 — tie, bind, contract

むすぶ結 tie

Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes

U+7D50 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #162 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1451 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

tie
bind
contract
join
organize
do up hair
fasten

word

むす musu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

結(むす) ぶ musubu to tie 結(むす) びつく musubitsuku to be linked 結(むす) びつける musubitsukeru to tie together

けつ ketsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

結(けつ) 合(ごう) ketsugou combination 連(れん) 結(けつ) renketsu coupling 完(かん) 結(けつ) kanketsu conclusion 結(けつ) 末(まつ) ketsumatsu ending 直(ちょっ) 結(けつ) chokketsu direct connection 終(しゅう) 結(けつ) shuuketsu end 集(しゅう) 結(けつ) shuuketsu gathering 団(だん) 結(けつ) danketsu unity

けっ ke Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

結(けっ) 果(か) kekka result 結(けっ) 局(きょく) kekkyoku after all 結(けっ) 成(せい) kessei formation 結(けっ) 集(しゅう) kesshuu concentration 結(けっ) 束(そく) kessoku unity 結(けっ) 構(こう) kekkou quite 結(けっ) 婚(こん) kekkon marriage 結(けっ) 婚(こん) 式(しき) kekkonshiki wedding ceremony

ゆう yuu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

結(ゆう) 城(き) yuuki Yuki (place name/surname)

ゆい yui Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

結(ゆい) yui binding

Appears in idioms

起承転結四字熟語

rouse, acquiesce, revolve, tie

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

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きち吉 good luck

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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