結 means “tie, bind, conclude”

むすぶ · musubu

Also: contract, join

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

むすぶ, ゆう, ゆわえる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ケツ, ケチ

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The story

Thread (糸) tied for good luck (吉): picture paper fortunes knotted at a shrine. 結ぶ is to tie, 結婚 is marriage, two lives tied together, and 結果 is the result, where everything finally comes together.

Used in 結婚 (kekkon, marriage), 結果 (kekka, result), and 結ぶ (musubu, to tie)

Words with 結

• 結婚 (けっこん, kekkon): marriage

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