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むすびて musubite

tie, bind

Composition

Origin

Thread (糸) gives the meaning and 吉 the sound: tying threads together.

In the thoughts

結びてmusubiteforming again

Proverbs carrying this character

289 よどみに浮かぶうたかたは、かつ消えかつ結びて、久しくとどまりたるためしなし The foam floating on still water dissolves here, reforms there, and never lingers long.

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