Hanja Analyzer
結

結 — gyeol

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
맺을 결
Romanization
gyeol
English
knot, tie; join, connect
Mandarin
jié
Japanese on'yomi
ケツ, ケチ, ケイ, ゲイ
Japanese kun'yomi
むす.ぶ ゆ.う ゆ.わえる
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 4
Newspaper frequency
#162 of 2,500
Strokes
12
Radical
糸 (120, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
吉
Unicode
U+7D50

Parts that make up 結

  • 糸 실 사, 가는실 멱 꼬아 놓은 실타래실·천·끈, 그리고 잇고 매는 일
  • 吉 길할 길sound 제기 위에 무엇을 얹은 모양좋은 일. ‘길·결’ 계열의 소리

How 結 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 結 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 糸, 吉.

Korean example words with 結

  • 결약結約 Korean gloss: 약속을 맺음
  • 결민結民 Korean gloss: 토지에 매인 백성
  • 완결完結 Korean gloss: 완전하게 끝을 맺음
  • 결말結末 Korean gloss: 어떤 일이 마무리되는 끝
  • 결안結案 Korean gloss: 사형할 죄로 결정한 문서
  • 진결陳結 Korean gloss: 묵은 논밭에서 받던 조세
  • 결권結卷 Korean gloss: 한 벌로 된 책의 마지막 권
  • 결성結成 Korean gloss: 조직이나 단체 따위를 짜서 만듦
  • 결구結句 Korean gloss: 문장, 편지 따위의 끝을 맺는 글귀
  • 재결災結 Korean gloss: 가뭄, 홍수, 태풍 따위의 자연재해를 입은 논밭
  • 타결妥結 Korean gloss: 의견이 대립된 양편에서 서로 양보하여 일을 마무름
  • 원결元結 Korean gloss: 조세를 매기기 위하여 계산하여 놓은 원래의 토지 면적

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 結

  • 結果けっか result; consequence; outcome
  • 結局けっきょく after all; in the end; ultimately
  • 結婚けっこん marriage
  • 結論けつろん conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
  • 結成けっせい formation; combination
  • 終結しゅうけつ end; close
  • 凍結とうけつ freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium
  • 締結ていけつ conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
  • 結集けっしゅう concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation
  • 結束けっそく union; unity; solidarity
  • 結婚式けっこんしき marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
  • 結ぶむすぶ to tie; to bind; to link

Characters sharing the phonetic 吉

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “결”

Other hanja with radical 糸

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