“Link” or “Put together” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “連”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “連” means “Go on”, “Without stopping” or “Take (a person) with” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “連”
Jouyou Kanji “連” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | れん(ren) |
| Kun-Yomi | つら(なる)(tsura(naru)) |
| つら(ねる)(tsura(neru)) | |
| つ(れる)(tsu(reru)) | |
| しき(りに)(shiki(rini)) | |
| むらじ(muraji) | |
| Meanings | Link, Join, Put together |
| Continue, last, Go on | |
| Take (a person) with, With | |
| Continuously, Without stopping, Frequently | |
| Company, Friend, Circle | |
| Unit word for counting bundled sheets of paper(500 sheets of paper is 1連) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “連”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 連れ合い(つれあい-tsu re a i) | One’s spouse, One’s husband, One’s wife, Better half |
| 連れ子(つれこ-tsu re ko) | Stepchild, Child from a previous marriage, Child of a former spouse |
| 連れ弾き(つれびき-tsu re bi ki) | Playing the koto or shamisen together, Performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments |
| 連歌(れんが-re n ga) | Renga (early Japanese poetry form), Linked verse, Linked poem |
| 連関(れんかん-re n ka n) | Connection, Relation, Linkage, Association, Coupling |
| 連環(れんかん-re n ka n) | Linkage, To connect several rings, Chain, Shackle |
| 連記(れんき-re n ki) | Multiple entry, Plural writing |
| 連記投票(れんきとうひょう-re n ki to u hyo u) | Plural voting, A vote in which an elector names two or more candidates on one ticket |
| 連木(れんぎ-re n gi) | (Used mainly in western Japan) wooden pestle |
| 連木で腹を切る(れんぎではらをきる-re n gi de ha ra wo ki ru) | To do something impossible, To disembowel oneself with a pestle |
| 連丘(れんきゅう-re n kyu u) | Series of hills |
| 連休(れんきゅう-re n kyu u) | Consecutive holidays |
| 連曲(れんきょく-re n kyo ku) | A song collecting several independent songs into one |
| 連吟(れんぎん-re n gi n) | Singing a part of a Noh song in unison by two or more people |
| 連句(れんく-re n ku) | Renku, Couplet of Haiku |
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