連 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
- On
- レン
- Kun
- つら(なる)・つら(ねる)・つ(れる)
- Meaning
- connect, link, take along
Origin
An associative character combining 辶 (movement) and 車 (cart). From carts moving in a row it came to mean to link, connect, or take along.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| レン | 連合・連続・関連 |
|---|---|
| つらなる | 連なる |
| つらねる | 連ねる |
| つれる | 連れる・連れ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 連続れんぞく
continuation, series
- 連休れんきゅう
consecutive holidays
Example
三日連続で雨が降った。
It rained for three days in a row.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)