Japanese symbol for “tying”
括り
くくり
Romaji: kukuri
knot; tying
In Japanese, tying is 括り, read くくり (kukuri).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n knot; tying
- n bundle; lumping
- n conclusion; ending
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結束 | けっそく kessoku | bundling; binding; tying |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一括 | いっかつ ikkatsu | lumping together; summing up; bundle |
| 包括 | ほうかつ houkatsu | inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness |
| 総括 | そうかつ soukatsu | summarization; summary; generalization |
| 統括 | とうかつ toukatsu | unification; bringing together; generalization |
| 括弧 | かっこ kakko | brackets; parentheses |
| 一括払い | いっかつばらい ikkatsubarai | lump-sum payment; paying the entire sum in one transaction |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.