結

音読おんよみ: ケツ・ケイ

訓読くんよみ: むす・ゆ・ゆわえる

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 糸(いとへん)

Meaning

Tie, bind, join, or knot — this kanji suggests connection, union, or fastening things together.


  • 結婚けっこん — marriage
  • 結束けっそく — unity, solidarity
  • 団結だんけつ — unity, union
  • 結論けつろん — conclusion
  • 結果けっか — result
  • むす — knot

“結” is a common kanji in both literal and abstract senses — from tying a knot (結ぶ) to forming relationships (結婚) or conclusions (結論). It’s widely used in everyday Japanese and conveys the idea of bringing things together or finalizing something.

かれ彼女かのじょ結婚けっこんしました。
He got married to her.

その会議かいぎ結論けつろんませんでした。
The meeting ended without a conclusion.

On-yomi ケツ is used in compound words like 結果 and 結婚. The kun-yomi むすぶ is commonly used in daily speech, especially in physical or abstract "tying together" situations.

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