Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of つなぐ – see the following entries.
綱具
[noun] (nautical) rigging
繋ぐ
[verb] to bind, to fasten, to tie
[verb] to connect, to tie together, to join
[verb] (telecommunications) to put through, to connect (a phone call)
[verb] (computing) to connect (e.g. WiFi)
[verb] to keep (hope etc.) going, to keep alive
[verb] to hold (hands)
(This term, つなぐ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as つなぐ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つなぐ.)