連 Kanji – take along
The Japanese kanji 連 can mean take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique.
Meaning and Readings
How is 連 read?
連 has the onyomi reading レン and the kunyomi readings つらなる, つらねる, つれる, -づれ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ren, tsuranaru, tsuraneru, tsureru, zure.
Common Japanese Words Using 連
These common Japanese words contain 連. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ソ連（ソれん） — Soviet Union, USSR
- 一連（いちれん） — series, chain, sequence
- 関連（かんれん） — relation, connection, relevance
- 愚連隊（ぐれんたい） — gang of young toughs, hooligans, hoodlums, hoods, yobbos
- ご連絡（ごれんらく） — contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message
- 国連（こくれん） — United Nations, UN
- 常連（じょうれん） — regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter
- 連なる（つらなる） — to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
- 連ねる（つらねる） — to line up, to put in a row
- 連れ（つれ） — companion, company