くくり

くくり【括り】

1 〔縛ること〕 tying; fastening; binding; bundling; gathering; 〔束〕 a bundle; 〔括り目〕 a knot; a tie.

●くくりを解く untie [undo] a knot.

2 〔まとまり〕 a summary; an outline; a brief [simple] description; an overall reference; 〔結末〕 an end; a conclusion.

●大学生という大ざっぱなくくりで捉える include under the general term “university student”

・省庁を機能によるくくりで再編する reorganize ministries according to their overall functions.

括りなわ (a) binding rope.

括りひも (a) (drawing) string; binder twine.