赤縄を結ぶ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 赤 | 縄 | 結 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: S | Grade: 4 |
Etymology
- From Middle Chinese: 紅葉赤繩
Idiom
赤縄を結ぶ (hiragana せきじょうをむすぶ, rōmaji sekijō o musubu)
- The bethrothed are to tie the knot. The newlyweds' fingers are bound together by a red rope, symbolizing that their destinies are now bound forever.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.