Quick answer
連 is the kanji for "Lead / Join / Gang". A common reading is つら.なる (tsuranaru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Lead / Join / Gang
Also : Lead · Join · Gang · Party · Clique · Connect
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 連 represents 'TAKE ALONG'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of take along.
On-reading: れん — remember this sound by associating it with take along. Kun-reading: つら.なる.
Example Sentences
連絡先を交換しました。
れんらくさきをこうかんしました。
We exchanged contact information.
日本と中国は連携を深めています。
にほんとちゅうごくはれんけいをふかめています。
Japan and China are deepening their cooperation.
Vocabulary using 連
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