連
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Readings
On'yomi
- レン
Kun'yomi
- つら.なる
- つら.ねる
- つ.れる
- -づ.れ
Nanori
- ずれ
- つれ
- むらじ
- れ
Meaning
連 centers on linking things together in a sequence or group: joining, connecting, or leading along. The senses of party, gang, or clique are natural extensions of a connected group of people.
Most common words using 連
24 of 862- 連絡れんらくN4
contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
- 関連かんれんN3
relation; connection; relevance
- 連続れんぞくN3
continuation; succession; series; sequence
- 連れつれN3
companion; company
- 連れづれN2
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...
- 連中れんちゅうN1
company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks
- 連載れんさいN1
serialization; serialisation; serial story
- 連合れんごうN2
union; combination; alliance; confederation; coalition
- 連邦れんぽうN1
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
- 連携れんけいN1
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment
- 国連こくれんN1
United Nations; UN
- ソ連ソれん
Soviet Union; USSR
- 連休れんきゅうN3
consecutive holidays
- 連動れんどう
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
- 一連いちれんN1
series; chain; sequence
- 連発れんぱつ
occurring in succession; doing in succession; series (of incidents); spate
- 連結れんけつ
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction; concatenation; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
- 連盟れんめいN1
league; federation; union
- 連勝れんしょう
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
- 常連じょうれん
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; frequenter
- 連想れんそうN3
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
- 連鎖れんさ
chain; series; connection
- 連日れんじつN1
day after day; every day
- 連打れんだ
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage
Study
Etymology
連 combines 辶 (movement) with 車 (vehicle), suggesting a line of vehicles moving together, which extends to joining or connecting in sequence.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 wraps around a vehicle 車. Picture a convoy of cars moving in a line, each one connected to the next, like a gang or party traveling together.
Reading mnemonic
For レン, imagine a long line of rental cars connected in a convoy: rental -> レン, and they all move together like a linked group.