むすび

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of むすび – see the following entry.

【結び】 [noun] [759] a tie, a knot, a bow [noun] a knot bow on the back obi [noun] [1170] 掬び: a scoop of water in both hands [noun] [1684] a tie or bind between two people [noun] [1692] a grilled rice ball [noun] [1715] a rice ball compressed in both hands [noun] [1905] a conclusion, an end of a story, a tying up, a tying up of loose ends [noun] (set theory) a union [noun] (databases) a join Alternative spelling 掬び

(This term, むすび (musubi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as むすび, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むすび.)