接せつ続ぞく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

connection; link; joining

Broad noun and する-verb use for connecting or joining things, including devices, networks, pipes, lines, systems, and abstract links. Can be transitive or intransitive depending on the construction.

• パソコンをWi-Fiに接せつ続ぞくする。

  I connect the computer to Wi-Fi.

• インターネットへの接せつ続ぞくが切きれた。

  The internet connection was cut off.

• 二ふたつのパイプをしっかり接せつ続ぞくしてください。

  Please join the two pipes securely.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

transport connection; transfer connection; changing trains

Transportation use for a train, bus, flight, etc. linking conveniently with another service, or for the passenger transfer made possible by that link.

• この電でん車しゃは終しゅう点てんで空くう港こう行ゆきのバスに接せつ続ぞくします。

  This train connects with a bus to the airport at the last stop.

• 接せつ続ぞくが悪わるくて、次つぎの列れっ車しゃを三さん十じゅっ分ぷん待まった。

  The connection was bad, so I waited thirty minutes for the next train.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

conjunction; conjunctive word

Abbreviated grammatical use for 接続語, a word or expression that connects clauses, sentences, or parts of discourse. As this sense is an abbreviation, it is safest in grammar-related contexts.

See also: 接続語

• 「しかし」は接せつ続ぞく（接せつ続ぞく語ご）の一ひとつとして説せつ明めいされる。

  "Shikashi" is explained as one type of conjunction.