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絡み (からみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
linkage ; entanglement ; involvement ; relationship ; interaction
Refers to being connected, entangled, or involved with something or someone, often with a nuance of complexity or unwanted ties. Commonly used in phrases like 絡みがある (to be involved/connected) or 絡みで (due to involvement).
I've been busy lately due to work-related connections.
Written forms 絡から み Usage 53%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and common writing.
からみ Usage 30%
カラミ Usage 16%
搦から み Usage 2%
Rare alternate kanji; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
Kanji 絡 entwine, coil around, get caught in Similar words 関かん 係けい 関係 is a more general and neutral term for 'relation' or 'connection', while 絡み often implies a more intricate, sometimes troublesome involvement or entanglement.
関かか わり 関わり is similar to 絡み in meaning 'involvement', but 絡み can carry a stronger nuance of being tangled up or having complicated ties.
Etymology Derived from the verb 絡む (からむ, 'to become entangled, to be involved'), nominalized by the continuative form (連用形).
