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連
Connect, Link
つら-なる (tsura-naru), つ-れる (tsu-reru), つら-ねる (tsura-neru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 連 appears in words like 連絡 (contact), 連続 (continuation), and 関連 (related). It expresses the idea of things being connected or linked together.
Memory Trick
Imagine several CHAINS linked together to form one LONG CONNECTION. Every link is connected to the next.
Readings
Onyomi: レン (ren)
Kunyomi: つら-なる (tsura-naru), つ-れる (tsu-reru), つら-ねる (tsura-neru)
Example Words
連絡
れんらく (renraku)
Contact
連続
れんぞく (renzoku)
Continuation
関連
かんれん (kanren)
Related
連休
れんきゅう (renkyuu)
Consecutive holidays
Example Sentence
あとで 連絡します。
あとで れんらくします。
ato de renraku shimasu
I'll contact you later.