“To tie” in Japanese
Short answer
To tie in Japanese is “結ぶ” (musubu). Full meaning: to tie, to bind, to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude.
Other ways to say “To tie” in Japanese
縛る
shibaru to tie, to bind, to fasten; to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter
挿げる
sugeru to tie, to fix, to attach
締める
shimeru to tie, to fasten, to tighten; to wear (necktie, belt), to put on; to total, to sum
繋ぎ止める
tsunagitomeru to tie, to fasten, to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.), to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.), to save (someone's life)
結びつける
musubitsukeru to tie (to), to fasten, to attach, to join, to bind; to connect (one thing with another), to link, to bring together, to combine, to associate
縛り付ける
shibaritsukeru to tie, to restrain, to confine, to bind, to fasten
結び合わす
musubiawasu to tie, to link, to connect, to correlate
結わえ付ける
yuwaetsukeru to tie, to bind, to fasten
結び合わせる
musubiawaseru to tie, to link, to connect, to correlate
括り付ける
kukuritsukeru to fasten (something or someone) to, to tie (to), to fix, to bind
掬ぶ
musubu to tie, to bind, to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude
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