連つれ

つ

れ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

companion; person one is with

Refers to a person accompanying someone, often in the context of going somewhere together. Can be used for friends, partners, or anyone you are with.

tritagonist; second supporting character

A term from noh theatre, referring to the companion of the shite (main character). Usually written in katakana as ツレ.

〈人ひと〉と連つれになるto become traveling companions with someone
旅たび先さきで出で会あった人ひとと連つれになった。
I became travel companions with someone I met on my trip.
連つれがいるto have a companion with you
今日きょうは連つれがいるので、静しずかな店みせを選えらんだ。
I have a companion with me today, so I chose a quiet restaurant.
〈数かず〉人にん連づれで来くるto arrive as a group of __ people (companions)
家か族ぞくは四よ人にん連づれで旅りょ行こうに来きた。
The family came on the trip as a group of four.

友とも達だちN5sense 1
友達 means a general 'friend' regardless of a specific outing, while 連れ specifically highlights the person accompanying you on a particular occasion.
同どう伴はん者しゃ sense 1
同伴者 is a formal, often official word for an escort or companion, whereas 連れ is the casual, everyday term for someone you're with.

連づれN2
連れ read つれ is the standalone noun for 'companion,' while 連れ read づれ is a suffix attached to another noun meaning 'accompanied by' or 'group of.'

子こ連づれ
bringing one's child along; with one's child · parent with a child; adult accompanied by a child
道みち連づれ
traveling companion; fellow traveler · taking someone along unwillingly; forcing to participate
連つれ子こ
stepchild; child from a previous marriage
連つれ込こみ
taking one's lover to a hotel
連つれ去さり
abduction; kidnapping

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連つれUsage82%
Standard kanji spelling for the general 'companion' sense.
ツレUsage9%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling is usual for the noh theatre term.
つれUsage9%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.

Derived from the verb 連れる (つれる, 'to take along'). The noun form 連れ refers to the person who is taken along or accompanies.