Japanese

かんれん
Meaning: relation; connection
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

関
連

Example sentences

The police are looking for evidence related to the incident.
論文を書くために、関連する文献を調べた。
I searched for related literature to write my thesis.
その不況の影響は、関連企業にも波及した。
The impact of that recession spread to related companies as well.
微分と積分は密接に関連している。
Differentiation and integration are closely related.

Usage Notes

Indicates a logical or causal connection between things.

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