連 – take along, lead, join

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The kanji 連 means take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レン (ren); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ (tsuranaru, tsuraneru, tsureru, zure). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レン	ren
Kun’yomi	つら.なる	tsuranaru
Kun’yomi	つら.ねる	tsuraneru
Kun’yomi	つ.れる	tsureru
Kun’yomi	-づ.れ	zure

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・車.

Words using 連

連絡れんらくcontacting連れるつれるto take (someone) with one関連かんれんrelation連想れんそうassociation (of ideas)連続れんぞくcontinuation連れつれcompanion連合れんごうunion国連こくれんUnited Nations一連いちれんseries連休れんきゅうconsecutive holidays連日れんじつday after day連帯れんたいsolidarity連中れんちゅうcompany連邦れんぽうfederation (of states)連盟れんめいleague連なるつらなるto extend連ねるつらねるto line up

Example sentences

ここに来た時は、必ず連絡してね。

Please get in touch with me when you are here.

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でもさ、母を連れて行かなくてはいけないんだ。

But, I have to take my mother.

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この事実はお互いに関連し合っている。

These facts are mutually related.

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Kanji with the same radical

選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達週

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