Japanese

じる

とじる
Meaning: to bind; to file; to staple; to sew up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 綴じる 綴じない
Polite 綴じます 綴じません
Past 綴じた 綴じなかった
Polite + Past 綴じました 綴じませんでした
Te-form 綴じて 綴じなくて
Potential 綴じられる 綴じられない
Passive 綴じられる 綴じられない
Causative 綴じさせる 綴じさせない
Imperative 綴じろ 綴じるな

Handwriting

綴
じ
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Example sentences

I stapled the loose pages of the manuscript together.
大切な書類をファイルに綴じて保管する。
Bind important documents in a file and store them.

Usage Notes

Used for binding papers together into a file or book, or sewing parts of a garment together.

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