連
連 — Take along
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang
On’yomiレン (ren)
Kun’yomiつらなる (tsuranaru)
Kun’yomiつらねる (tsuraneru)
Kun’yomiつれる (tsureru)
Kun’yomi-づれ (zure)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 連
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 国連 | こくれん kokuren | United Nations; UN |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 連邦 | れんぽう renpou | federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth |
| 連立 | れんりつ renritsu | coalition; alliance; union |
Study notes
連 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #30 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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