Translation guide
The English word 'link' covers connections between things, hyperlinks, and physical chain links. Japanese uses different words depending on the type of link.
To refer to a clickable link on a website or in digital content.
The most common and direct loanword for a hyperlink. Used in everyday digital contexts.
Please click this link.
Can I share the link?
Often used interchangeably with リンク, but specifically refers to the web address itself.
I copied the URL.
To express that two things are connected, related, or associated.
A general word for connection, relationship, or bond. Works for abstract and concrete links.
We are investigating the link between the two incidents.
More formal, often used for logical or factual relationships. Common in news and academic contexts.
Very common word for relationship or connection. Can be used for personal or abstract links.
To refer to one ring of a chain.
To express the action of connecting two things.
General verb for connecting, linking, or tying together. Works for physical and abstract connections.
Connect the computer to the internet.
We walked holding hands (linked hands).
Loanword verb, mainly used for digital linking or creating hyperlinks.
Please link to this page.
While リンク is very common for hyperlinks, using it for personal relationships or physical connections can sound unnatural. Use つながり or 関係 instead.
I have a deep link/connection with him.
I want to value connections with people.
その問題と彼の発言の関連は不明だ。
The link between that issue and his statement is unclear.
喫煙と肺がんの関係はよく知られている。
The link between smoking and lung cancer is well known.
To tie together, to link (abstract ideas or things). Slightly more formal.
They linked the evidence together and identified the culprit.