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What does 結び (むすび, musubi) mean?

結び (むすび, musubi) means connection, tie; conclusion; a knot.

Quick facts
Readingむすび
Romajimusubi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
むすび
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmusubi

connection, tie; conclusion; a knot

  1. 1noun ending; conclusion
  2. 2noun join; union; connecting
  3. 3noun knot; knotting
  4. 4noun onigiri; rice ball

Example sentences

  • The knot in the rope won't come undone.

  • I'm thinking about how to conclude my paper.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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