綴る

• 読み: つづる
• ローマ字: tsuzuru
• 漢字の分解: 綴 (tei/tsudzu) — to compose, to spell, to bind; from 糸 (thread) + phonetic component
• 発音: /tsɯ.dʑɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To spell out; to write; to compose; to put words or pages together with care.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with multiple related senses. 綴る can describe spelling a word letter by letter, composing written work, or physically binding pages together. In literary contexts it often describes the deliberate act of weaving one's thoughts into prose — drawing words out one by one with care.

例文

1. 彼女は亡き母への思いを手紙に綴った。
2. 単語のスペルを一文字ずつ綴るよう指示された。
3. 長年の記憶を一冊の日記に綴り続けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, literature, education

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

From 綴 (Chinese: 綴 zhuì), meaning to stitch together or to compose. The kanji contains 糸 (thread), evoking the act of stitching words or pages into a coherent whole.

文化的背景

時代: Classical-Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated