1.
to connect, to link
To join things together.
手を繋ぐ。
To hold hands.
電話を繋ぐ。
To connect a call.
パソコンをインターネットに繋いで、メールを送った。
I connected the computer to the internet and sent an email.
2.
to tie, to fasten
To secure with rope or chain.
犬を繋ぐ。
To tie up a dog.
船をロープで繋ぐ。
To tie a boat with a rope.
公園では犬をリードで繋いでおかなければならない。
Dogs must be kept on a leash in the park.
繋ぐ is a transitive godan verb meaning to connect, link, or tie.
TRANSITIVITY PAIR:
- 繋ぐ (他動詞): to connect (transitive)
- 繋がる (自動詞): to be connected (intransitive)
WRITING:
Often written in hiragana as つなぐ due to the complexity of 繋.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 手を繋ぐ: to hold hands
- 命を繋ぐ: to sustain life
- 電話を繋ぐ: to connect a call
- 犬を繋ぐ: to tie up a dog
- ネットに繋ぐ: to connect to the internet
- 世代を繋ぐ: to bridge generations
FIGURATIVE USES:
- 絆を繋ぐ: to maintain bonds
- 未来へ繋ぐ: to pass on to the future