Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to bind, to file.
  2. Food term.to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth. Usually written with kana alone.
  3. to sew up, to stitch together. Messages.dated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
綴じる とじる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

compose, spell, write
つづ.る つづり と.じる (Kentei Pre-1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
concatenate, compose, covered in a gauze like net
テイ テツ テチ
pair, set, comparison
ソウ ふた たぐい (8th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)