# 結 bind

糸 (string) + 吉 (good omen)
★★★★☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

KETSU |

## Mnemonic

| It's a good omen to bind KETCHUP with string - it means you can't spill your ketchup!

## Kunyomi

むす*ぶ | tie a knot. tie your shoelaces. ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

結局(けっきょく) | in the end, or "after all" ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 局 (department) = 結局 (in the end, or "after all")
結婚(けっこん) する | to marry ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 婚 (marriage) = 結婚 (to marry) to marry (to be married to xxx-san = ｘｘｘさん　に　結婚　してる）
結果(けっか) | result ★★★☆☆ 結 (bind) + 果 (fruit　/ result) = 結果 (result)
結構(けっこう) です。 | ok / no thanks / very ★★★☆☆ JERK 1/2 KANA 結 (bind) + 構 (set up / care about) = 結構 (ok / no thanks / very) this has 3 meanings, each used just as often as the others . 1)literally, "OK." 2) "No thank you" (just like American women, Japanese people use 'That's ok' to mean 'No.'!) 3) "Very much" : You often hear people saying, "Kekkou atsui ne!" ("It's very hot today, eh?")

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
誌 | magazine | HEARTS | 心
詰 | cram in | MOUTH | 口
結 | bind | STRING | 糸

You write a romance magazine about HEARTS,

but you cram stuff in your MOUTH.

You bind with STRING。

## Synonyms

finish 済ませる 完成 完了 終了　 結末 終わり 完全
tie up 縛る 束縛 結ぶ 括る
unite 合わせる 力を合わせる 併せる 結束