Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to spell.
  2. to write, to compose, to frame.
  3. to bind (e.g. documents), to patch, to sew together, to stitch together.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
綴る つづる

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)