(ひもづ)ける

ひもづける
verb (ichidan)
to link; to associate; to tie to
他動詞 transitivetechnologybusiness
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present紐付(ひもづ)ける紐付(ひもづ)けない
Present polite紐付(ひもづ)けます紐付(ひもづ)けません
Past紐付(ひもづ)けた紐付(ひもづ)けなかった
Past polite紐付(ひもづ)けました紐付(ひもづ)けませんでした
て form紐付(ひもづ)けて紐付(ひもづ)けなくて
ている present紐付(ひもづ)けている紐付(ひもづ)けていない
ている polite紐付(ひもづ)けています紐付(ひもづ)けていません
ている past紐付(ひもづ)けていた紐付(ひもづ)けていなかった
ている past polite紐付(ひもづ)けていました紐付(ひもづ)けていませんでした
Conditional ば紐付(ひもづ)ければ紐付(ひもづ)けなければ
Conditional たら紐付(ひもづ)けたら紐付(ひもづ)けなかったら
Volitional紐付(ひもづ)けよう
Volitional polite紐付(ひもづ)けましょう
Potential紐付(ひもづ)けられる紐付(ひもづ)けられない
Passive紐付(ひもづ)けられる紐付(ひもづ)けられない
Causative紐付(ひもづ)けさせる紐付(ひもづ)けさせない
Imperative紐付(ひもづ)けろ紐付(ひもづ)けるな
1. to link; to associate; to tie to
to connect or associate one thing with another, especially data, accounts, or identifiers in a systematic way
カード口座(こうざ)紐付(ひもづ)ける。
Link the card to a bank account.
マイナンバー保険証(ほけんしょう)紐付(ひもづ)けられた。
The My Number card was linked to the health insurance card.
Personal information is managed by linking it to a single ID.

Originally meant to physically tie with a cord ((ひも)), but now predominantly used figuratively for linking data, accounts, or systems. Extremely common in technology, government, and business contexts.

Common collocations

  • 口座(こうざ)紐付(ひもづ)ける: to link to an account
  • ID紐付(ひもづ)ける: to associate with an ID
  • 紐付(ひもづ)けられた情報(じょうほう): linked information
  • 紐付(ひもづ)け: linking, association (noun form)

Usage

The passive form 紐付(ひもづ)けられる is very common, as the linking is often described from the perspective of the item being linked. The noun form 紐付(ひもづ)け is also frequently used.

Similar words

  • 関連付(かんれんづ)ける: to associate — more general and abstract, used in academic and analytical contexts
  • リンクする: to link — the English loanword, used in IT contexts
  • (むす)びつける: to tie together — more physical or metaphorical, less technical