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.
このリンクをクリックしてください。
Please click this link.
リンクを共有してもいいですか？
Can I share the link?
Often used interchangeably with リンク, but specifically refers to the web address itself.
URLをコピーしました。
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.
二つの事件のつながりを調べています。
We are investigating the link between the two incidents.
人とのつながりを大切にしたい。
I want to value connections with people.
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.
Means ring or loop. Used for a single link of a chain.
チェーンの輪が外れた。
A link of the chain came off.
Literally 'chain ring'. More explicit than just 輪.
鎖の輪が錆びている。
The chain links are rusty.
To express the action of connecting two things.
General verb for connecting, linking, or tying together. Works for physical and abstract connections.
パソコンをインターネットにつなぐ。
Connect the computer to the internet.
手をつないで歩いた。
We walked holding hands (linked hands).
Loanword verb, mainly used for digital linking or creating hyperlinks.
このページにリンクしてください。
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.
彼とは深いつながりがある。
I have a deep link/connection with him.
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.
証拠を結びつけて犯人を特定した。
They linked the evidence together and identified the culprit.