No. 939 in Japanese
とじ
"とじ" means "binding" or "closing" (e.g., of pages or documents).
In a sentence
本をとじました。
I closed the book.
In this sentence, とじ refers to the act of closing something, specifically a book.
手紙を封筒にとじてください。
Please enclose the letter in the envelope.
Here, とじ is used in the context of securing something together, like sealing a letter in an envelope.
会議のメモを資料としてファイルにとじた。
I filed the meeting notes into the documents as resources.
In this instance, とじ is applied to organizing or attaching documents together in a file.
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