連 — take along, lead, join
れん
連
take along
れん
U+9023
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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.
Remember 連
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Meanings
- take along
- lead
- join
- connect
- party
- gang
- clique
Readings
- On'yomi
- れん ren
- Kun'yomi
- つら tsura つ tsu づ zu
word
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).
つら tsura 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).
つ ・づ 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
れ
る
tsureru
to take along
連
れ
tsure
companion
連
れ
zure
in the company of
連
れ
て
い
く
tsureteiku
to take (someone to a place)
連
れ
て
く
る
tsuretekuru
to bring someone along
連
れ
て
来
る
tsuretekuru
to bring someone along
連
れ
て
行
く
tsureteiku
to take (someone to a place)
連
れ
去
る
tsuresaru
to take (someone) away
Words by frequency and grade
54 wordsEach dot is a word containing 連: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 19 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.