Japanese word

結びつける

Pronunciation

Romajimusubitsukeru

Meaning

  • verbconnect

Example

私は二つの考えを結びつけます。watashi wa futa tsu no kanga e o musu bi tsu ke ma su

I connect two ideas.

Illustration for 結びつける (connect)

More examples

授業で学んだ知識を実生活と結びつけます。ju gyō de mana n da chi shiki o jitsu sei katsu to musu bi tsu ke ma su

I connect the knowledge I learned in class with real life.

Core concept

It joins two or more separate things so that they form a meaningful or physical connection.

Common phrases

  • 原因と結果を結びつけるgen in to kek ka o musu bi tsu ke ru

    connect causes and effects

  • 人と人を結びつけるhito to hito o musu bi tsu ke ru

    connect people

  • 知識と経験を結びつけるchi shiki to kei ken o musu bi tsu ke ru

    connect knowledge and experience

Similar words

つなぐtsunagu: To join people, objects, or places so that they are connected.
関連付けるkanrentsukeru: To associate one thing with another in thought or meaning.
連結するrenketsusuru: To join physical parts into one connected structure.

Definition in Japanese

離れている物事をつないで、関係を持たせること。hana re te i ru mono goto o tsu na i de kan kei o mo ta se ru ko to

Word origin

結びつける (musubitsukeru) is formed from 結ぶ (musubu, "tie") and 付ける (tsukeru, "attach"), with the first verb changing to its connecting form.

Usage tips

  • The word 結びつける (musubitsukeru) is natural for connecting abstract things such as a cause and an effect, as well as people or objects.

Other meanings

  • attachverb
  • associateverb
  • tie togetherverb

Opposites

  • 切り離すkirihanasuseparateverb

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