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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a tangible or intangible connection between people, things, or ideas. Often implies a bond or ongoing relationship.

〈人ひと〉とつながりがあるto have a connection with someone
彼かれとは昔むかしからつながりがある。
I've had a connection with him since a long time ago.
〈事こと〉とのつながりを持もつto have a link to something
この事じ件けんは組そ織しきとのつながりを持もっている。
This incident has a connection to the organization.
つながりを深ふかめるto deepen a connection
地ち域いきとのつながりを深ふかめる活かつ動どうをしている。
We're doing activities to deepen our ties with the community.
つながりが強つよい／薄うすいto have a strong/weak connection
彼かれらの家か族ぞく的てきなつながりは強つよい。
Their family-like bond is strong.

関かん係けいN4
関係 is a formal, often abstract term for a relationship or connection, while つながり is more concrete and personal, emphasizing a felt bond.
絆きずな
絆 stresses an emotional bond of loyalty or affection, whereas つながり is a broader word for any kind of link, not necessarily emotional.
縁えんN2
縁 suggests a fated or karmic connection between people, while つながり is neutral and can describe any factual or logical link.
結むすび付つきN1
つながり is the casual, everyday word for a connection or link, whereas 結び付き sounds more formal and is often used for abstract or causal relationships.

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関かかわり
繋がり highlights a link or bond between things or people, whereas 関わり focuses on being involved or relevant to something.
コネクション
つながり is a broader native word for any link or bond between people or things, while コネクション specifically implies a useful personal or business contact.
人にん間げん関かん係けい
つながり is a softer, more casual word for a bond or connection between people, while 人間関係 is the standard term for the overall network of such relationships.
絡からみ
繋がり emphasizes a positive or simple link or bond between things, while 絡み often implies a messier, harder-to-untangle connection.

断だん絶ぜつN1
断絶 means a severance or complete break of a relationship, the opposite of つながり, which is the existence of a connection.

つながりUsage90%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 繋がり is also used but less common.
繋つながりUsage10%
Kanji form; the character 繋 is not a jōyō kanji, so kana is often preferred.

Noun form of the verb 繋がる (つながる, 'to be connected'), which is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 繋 means 'connect' or 'tie'.