()

つぐ
godan verb
to join, to graft, to set (bones)
See also: () (to pour (liquid)), () (to succeed, inherit), () (to rank next to)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()がない
Present polite()ぎます()ぎません
Past()いだ()がなかった
Past polite()ぎました()ぎませんでした
て form()いで()がなくて
ている present()いでいる()いでいない
ている polite()いでいます()いでいません
ている past()いでいた()いでいなかった
ている past polite()いでいました()いでいませんでした
Conditional ば()げば()がなければ
Conditional たら()いだら()がなかったら
Volitional()ごう
Volitional polite()ぎましょう
Potential()げる()げない
Passive()がれる()がれない
Causative()がせる()がせない
Imperative()()ぐな
1. to join, to piece together
To connect separate parts.
To join a broken thread.
I repaired the broken board by joining the pieces together.
I joined many short pieces of cloth together to make a large curtain.
2. to set (bones)
To align broken bones for healing.
(ほね)()ぐ。
To set bones.
I had the broken bone set.
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.
()()ぐ。
To graft a tree.
Create new varieties by grafting fruit trees.
I am growing cherry blossoms by grafting branches onto another tree.

()ぐ means to join, connect, or set (bones), typically connecting separate pieces.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を for the object being joined

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (ほね)()ぐ: to set bones
  • ()()ぐ: to graft trees
  • ()れた部分(ぶぶん)()ぐ: to join broken parts

KANJI DISTINCTION (homophones):

  • ()ぐ: to join, connect, set bones, graft
  • ()ぐ: to pour (liquid)
  • ()ぐ: to succeed, inherit, continue
  • ()ぐ: to rank next to

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 接骨(せっこつ): bonesetting
  • 接骨院(せっこついん): bonesetting clinic
  • ()(): grafting (horticulture)