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Kanji: 連

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
つらなる
つらねる
れる
 ON 音 
レン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 30 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
()れる
to lead
N4
(れんらく)
contact
N3
(かんれん)
relation, connection, relevance
N3
()
companion, company
N3
(れんそう)
association (of ideas), suggestion
N3
(れんぞく)
serial, consecutive, continuity, continuing
N2
(れんごう)
union, alliance
N1
(いちれん)
a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)
N1
(こくれん)
U.N., United Nations
N1
(つら)なる
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
N1
(つら)ねる
to link, to join, to put together
N1
(れんきゅう)
consecutive holidays
N1
(れんじつ)
every day, prolonged
N1
(れんじゅう)
colleagues, company, a lot
N1
(れんたい)
solidarity
N1
(れんぽう)
commonwealth, federation of states
N1
(れんめい)
league, union, alliance
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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