結びつける
むすびつける
Also written 結び付ける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to join; to bind
- to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together; to combine; to associate
Kanji
- 結 tie. Read as むすぶ.
Example sentences
- 海は世界を分けるのではなく、むしろ結びつけるものです。
Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. - 我々はしばしば黒色を死と結び付けて考える。
We often associate black with death. - ロープを木に結び付けなさい。
Fasten the rope to the tree. - スポーツの逆説はスポーツが人を分けると同時に結びつけることだ。
The paradox of sport is that it bonds as it divides. - 仕事と遊びを結び付けるのは難しい。
It is hard to combine business with pleasure.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 結びつく (むすびつく) to be related (intransitive partner)