Kanji 連: "take along, lead, join"

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

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

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.

• 連れん絡らくcontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication · connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
• 連つれるto take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
• 連れん中ちゅうcompany; lot; people; bunch · troupe; company (of musicians)
• 連つれてくるto bring someone along
• 連つれて行いくto take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
• 連れん続ぞくcontinuation; succession; series; sequence · continuous
• 関かん連れんrelation; connection; relevance
• 連つれ出だすto take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.) · to entice out; to lure away
• 連れん携けいcooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment · integration; linking
• 一いち連れんseries; chain; sequence · two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
• 連れんtwo reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper) · stanza; verse
• 連れん想そうassociation (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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