むすび

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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.)