連

JLPT N3

Connect

Readings

On’yomi: レン (ren)

Kun’yomi: つら(なる), つ(れる) (tsura(naru), tsu(reru))

• つら(なる) – to form a line, to stretch in a row • つら(ねる) – to connect in succession

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

連続

れんぞく

continuous

連絡

れんらく

contact

連れて

つれて

take along

連合

れんごう

union

Example Sentences

連続で起こります。

れんぞくでおこります。

It happens continuously.

連絡してください。

れんらくしてください。

Please contact me.

子供を連れて行きます。

こどもをつれていきます。

I take my child along.

連合を作ります。

れんごうをつくります。

We form a union.

Cultural Note

🔗 連 emphasizes connection, cooperation, and succession in Japanese culture.
• Seen in 社会連携 (social cooperation) or 国際連盟 (international league) — highlighting unity and collective effort.
• Used in everyday life to describe chains, rows, or sequences, whether physical (mountains, buildings) or abstract (events, tasks).
• Also appears in communication contexts, e.g., 連絡, stressing keeping connections intact.