taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
Describes something that continues without a break, often used in literary or formal contexts. Commonly appears as 連綿と or 連綿たる.
The unbroken chain of mountains is beautiful.
This tradition has been passed down continuously.
long and uninterrupted; unbroken; continuous
Standard kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form; 聯 is an older variant of 連.
From Chinese 連綿／联绵 (liánmián). The kanji 連 means 'link' and 綿 means 'cotton' or 'continuous', together suggesting something stretching out without break.