連 — take along, lead, join

つらなる連 take along

U+9023 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #30 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #305 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

take along
lead
join
connect
party
gang
clique

word

つ tsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

連(つ) れる tsureru to take along

れん ren On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

関(かん) 連(れん) kanren relation 連(れん) 絡(らく) renraku contact 連(れん) 続(ぞく) renzoku continuation 国(こく) 連(れん) kokuren United Nations 連(れん) 合(ごう) rengou union 連(れん) 携(けい) renkei cooperation 連(れん) 載(さい) rensai serialization ソ連(れん) soren Soviet Union 連(れん) 邦(ぽう) renpou federation 連(れん) ren group 連(れん) 中(ちゅう) renchuu group 一(いち) 連(れん) ichiren series 連(れん) 休(きゅう) renkyuu consecutive holidays 連(れん) 盟(めい) renmei league 連(れん) 動(どう) rendou linkage 連(れん) 想(そう) rensou association of ideas 連(れん) 日(じつ) renjitsu every day 連(れん) 帯(たい) rentai solidarity

Stroke order

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