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A1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

括(くく)るto tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten

      Usually written using kana alone

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to hang (oneself)

      Usually written using kana alone, also written as 縊る,

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    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate

      Usually written using kana alone

    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to estimate, to expect

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to tie-dye

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    6. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      6.

      to detain, to check, to restrain

      Archaic

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    括る 【くくる】

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      段(だん)ボールを紐(ひも)で括(くく)ってまとめる。

      Tie up the cardboard with a string and bundle it together. {to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain}

      • N1

      彼(かれ)は被害(ひがい)者(しゃ)を木(き)に括(くく)って拷問(ごうもん)しました。

      He tied the victim to a tree and tortured him. {to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain}

      • N1

      会議(かいぎ)を終(お)えるために部長(ぶちょう)が話(はなし)を括(くく)りました。

      The department head summarized the discussion to conclude the meeting. {to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain}

      • N1

      会社(かいしゃ)を立(た)て直(なお)せないことに絶望(ぜつぼう)した彼女(かのじょ)は首(くび)を括(くく)って死(し)んだ。

      Despairing that she could not revive the company, she hung herself and died. {to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain}

      • N1

      読(よ)み終(お)わった新聞紙(しんぶんし)を全(すべ)て紐(ひも)で括(くく)ってごみの日(ひ)にゴミとして捨(す)てました。

      I tied up all the newspapers I had finished reading with a string and threw them away as trash on garbage day. {to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain}

      • N1

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