1.
to join, to piece together
To connect separate parts.
切れた糸を接ぐ。
To join a broken thread.
壊れた板を接いで直した。
I repaired the broken board by joining the pieces together.
短い布を何枚も接いで、大きなカーテンを作った。
I joined many short pieces of cloth together to make a large curtain.
2.
to set (bones)
To align broken bones for healing.
骨を接ぐ。
To set bones.
折れた骨を接いでもらった。
I had the broken bone set.
接骨院で指の骨を接いでもらったら、すぐに楽になった。
When I had my finger bone set at the bonesetting clinic, it felt better right away.
3.
to graft (trees)
To join a part of one plant to another.
木を接ぐ。
To graft a tree.
果物の木を接いで新しい品種を作る。
Create new varieties by grafting fruit trees.
桜の枝を別の木に接いで育てている。
I am growing cherry blossoms by grafting branches onto another tree.
接ぐ means to join, connect, or set (bones), typically connecting separate pieces.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を for the object being joined
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 骨を接ぐ: to set bones
- 木を接ぐ: to graft trees
- 切れた部分を接ぐ: to join broken parts
KANJI DISTINCTION (homophones):
- 接ぐ: to join, connect, set bones, graft
- 注ぐ: to pour (liquid)
- 継ぐ: to succeed, inherit, continue
- 次ぐ: to rank next to
RELATED COMPOUNDS:
- 接骨: bonesetting
- 接骨院: bonesetting clinic
- 接ぎ木: grafting (horticulture)