JLPT N3 · Verb

綴じる (tojiru)

綴じる (とじる, tojiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to bind; to file”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とじる
Romaji: tojiru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to bind; to file · ichidan verb, transitive
to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to sew up; to stitch together · ichidan verb, transitive · dated

Example sentences

紙を綴じるのにホチキスはとても便利です。

A stapler is very useful for attaching papers together.

Tatoeba #151203

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 綴じる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	綴じる	とじる tojiru
Polite (~masu)	綴じます	とじます tojimasu
Negative	綴じない	とじない tojinai
Polite negative	綴じません	とじません tojimasen
Past	綴じた	とじた tojita
Polite past	綴じました	とじました tojimashita
Negative past	綴じなかった	とじなかった tojinakatta
Te-form	綴じて	とじて tojite
Potential	綴じられる	とじられる tojirareru
Passive	綴じられる	とじられる tojirareru
Causative	綴じさせる	とじさせる tojisaseru
Volitional	綴じよう	とじよう tojiyou
Imperative	綴じろ	とじろ tojiro
Conditional (~ba)	綴じれば	とじれば tojireba

Kanji in 綴じる

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compose, spell, writeテイ・テツ・と.じる・つづ.る · 14 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1433770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.