結
結·tie, conclude, result
- On-yomi
- ケツ
- Kun-yomi
- むすぶゆう
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結果 | けっか | result, outcome |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | to tie, to link |
| 結婚 | けっこん | marriage |
| 結局 | けっきょく | in the end, after all |
Example sentences
試験の結果はいつ分かりますか。
しけんのけっかはいつわかりますか。
When will the exam results be known?
靴のひもをしっかり結びました。
くつのひもをしっかりむすびました。
I tied my shoelaces tightly.
結局、その日は家にいました。
けっきょく、そのひはいえにいました。
In the end, I stayed home that day.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 結果 as *けつか instead of けっか (the same doubling happens in 結婚, 結局)
- Using 結婚する with を — it takes と: 彼と結婚する
Memory aid
Picture it
Thread (糸) plus 吉 (good luck) — tie the lucky knot, and what the knot produces is the 結果.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 結晶けっしょうcrystal, crystallization
- 凍結とうけつfreezing (assets, plans)
- 終結しゅうけつtermination, conclusion
- 帰結きけつconsequence, conclusion
- 締結ていけつconclusion (of a treaty/contract)
- 妥結だけつsettlement, agreement
- 起承転結きしょうてんけつstructure of a narrative (intro, development, turn, conclusion)
- 結束けっそくunity; solidarity; banding together
- 結核けっかくtuberculosis; TB
- 結び付くむすびつくto be connected; to be linked; to lead to (a result)
- 団結だんけつunity; union; solidarity
- 結成けっせいformation (of a group); forming
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