()じる

とじる
verb (ichidan)
to bind; to staple; to fasten together
他動詞 transitiveworkaction
See also: ()じる (to close (eyes, books))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()じる()じない
Present polite()じます()じません
Past()じた()じなかった
Past polite()じました()じませんでした
て form()じて()じなくて
ている present()じている()じていない
ている polite()じています()じていません
ている past()じていた()じていなかった
ている past polite()じていました()じていませんでした
Conditional ば()じれば()じなければ
Conditional たら()じたら()じなかったら
Volitional()じよう
Volitional polite()じましょう
Potential()じられる()じられない
Passive()じられる()じられない
Causative()じさせる()じさせない
Imperative()じろ()じるな
1. to bind; to staple; to fasten together
To attach sheets of paper or other materials together by stapling, sewing, or binding.
I stapled the documents together.
Please gather the printouts and bind them together.
I filed the report in a binder and put it back on the shelf.

An ichidan verb meaning to fasten pages or documents together. A common office and school vocabulary word. Not to be confused with the homophone ()じる (to close, to shut).

Writing

The kanji (つづり) (spelling, binding) has the (いと) radical, reflecting the original meaning of sewing or stitching together.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ()じる — to close, to shut; a homophone with a completely different meaning (closing a door, a book, one's eyes, etc.)
  • (たば)ねる — to bundle together; used for grouping items into a bundle, while ()じる specifically implies fastening flat items like paper