ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for binding pages together, filing documents, or fastening with thread or staples.
書類を綴じるためにホチキスを使った。
I used a stapler to bind the documents.
彼は毎月のレポートをファイルに綴
He files the monthly reports in a binder.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
finish with beaten egg
Cooking term: pouring beaten egg into simmering broth to finish a dish, as in 親子丼 or 卵とじ.
親子丼を作るときは、最後に卵でとじる。
When making oyakodon, you finish it by pouring beaten egg over it at the end.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Dated term for sewing or stitching fabric together; modern Japanese usually uses 縫う or 縫い合わせる.
昔の人は着物のほころびを綴じるのに糸と針を使った。
People in the past used needle and thread to sew up tears in kimono.