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Kanji 連: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 連: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique

Key takeaways

Kanji 連: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

連
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Meaning

take alongleadjoinconnectpartygangclique

On reading

レン

Kun reading

つら.なるつら.ねるつ.れる-づ.れ

Radical

辵

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 連

take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique

Kanji structure breakdown

連

Structure breakdown

車 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a line of carts (車) moving (⻌) along a road one after another. This visual of carts following each other in a continuous line represents the concept of being connected or joined in a sequence.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

レン
  • 一連いちれん

    series / chain / sequence

  • 国連こくれん

    United Nations / U.N.

  • 連休れんきゅう

    consecutive holidays

  • 連日れんじつ

    day after day / consecutive days

  • 連中れんじゅう

    group / colleagues / company

  • 連帯れんたい

    solidarity / mutual support

  • 連邦れんぽう

    federation / commonwealth

  • 連盟れんめい

    league / union / alliance

Kun reading

つら.なる
  • 連なるつらなる

    to extend / to stretch out / to line up

  • 連ねるつらねる

    to link / to connect / to arrange in a row

  • 連れるつれる

    to take along / to lead

Commonly used words

  • 一連
    いちれん

    series / chain / sequence

  • 国連
    こくれん

    United Nations / U.N.

  • 連休
    れんきゅう

    consecutive holidays

  • 連日
    れんじつ

    day after day / consecutive days

  • 連中
    れんじゅう

    group / colleagues / company

  • 連帯
    れんたい

    solidarity / mutual support

  • 連なる
    つらなる

    to extend / to stretch out / to line up

  • 連ねる
    つらねる

    to link / to connect / to arrange in a row

  • 連れる
    つれる

    to take along / to lead

Example sentences

Example 1

一連の事件が起こった。

Translation

A series of incidents happened.

Example 2

一連の作業を終えた。

Translation

I finished a sequence of tasks.

Example 3

国連は平和を守る組織です。

Translation

The United Nations is an organization that protects peace.

Example 4

国連の会議に参加しました。

Translation

I attended a United Nations meeting.

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