JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 連: "take along, lead, join"
The kanji 連 means "take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read レン in on'yomi and つら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れる, -づ.れ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つら.なるつら.ねるつ.れる-づ.れ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 30 of 2,501 |
Common words with 連
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 連絡contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication · connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
- 連れるto take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
- 連中company; lot; people; bunch · troupe; company (of musicians)
- 連れてくるto bring someone along
- 連れて行くto take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
- 連続continuation; succession; series; sequence · continuous
- 関連relation; connection; relevance
- 連れ出すemmener dehors, sortir avec · attirer dehors, entraîner au loin
- 連携cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment · integration; linking
- 一連series; chain; sequence · two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
- 連two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper) · stanza; verse
- 連想association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
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