bind

(string) + (good omen)
★★★★☆
12 strokes

Onyomi

KETSU

Mnemonic

It's a good omen to bind KETCHUP with string - it means you can't spill your ketchup!

Kunyomi

むす*ぶ tie a knot. tie your shoelaces.
★★★★☆

Jukugo

結局(けっきょく)

in the end, or "after all" ★★★★★
(bind) + (department) = 結局 (in the end, or "after all")

結婚(けっこん) する

to marry ★★★★★
(bind) + (marriage) = 結婚 (to marry)

to marry (to be married to xxx-san = xxxさん に 結婚 してる)

結果(けっか)

result ★★★☆☆
(bind) + (fruit / result) = 結果 (result)

結構(けっこう) です。

ok / no thanks / very ★★★☆☆ JERK1/2 KANA
(bind) + (set up / care about) = 結構 (ok / no thanks / very)

this has 3 meanings, each used just as often as the others .

1)literally, "OK."

2) "No thank you" (just like American women, Japanese people use 'That's ok' to mean 'No.'!)

3) "Very much" : You often hear people saying, "Kekkou atsui ne!" ("It's very hot today, eh?")

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
magazine HEARTS
cram in MOUTH
bind STRING

You write a romance magazine about HEARTS,

but you cram stuff in your MOUTH.

You bind with STRING。

Synonyms

finish
済ませる    完成    完了    終了     結末    終わり    完全   
tie up
縛る    束縛    結ぶ    括る   
unite
合わせる    力を合わせる    併せる    結束