Vocabulary

What does 綴じる (とじる, tojiru) mean?

綴じる (とじる, tojiru) means to bind (papers), to staple or stitch together.

Quick facts
Readingとじる
Romajitojiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
とじる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontojiru

to bind (papers), to staple or stitch together

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to bind; to file
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to sew up; to stitch together

Example sentences

  • Please gather the documents and bind them together.

  • I bound the documents and put them in a file.

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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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