Kanji

繋

繋

tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つなぐ, かかる, かける

Example sentences

繋がる つながる
小さな努力の積み重ねが、大きな成功に繋がる。

The accumulation of small efforts leads to great success.

鎖 くさり
猛獣が太い鎖に繋がれている。

A fierce beast is tied with a thick chain.

繋ぐ つなぐ
二人は手を繋いで帰りました。

The two of them walked home holding hands.

岸 きし
彼はボートを岸に繋いだ。

He tied the boat to the shore.

繋がり つながり
彼は海外の多くの企業と強い繋がりを持っている。

He has strong connections with many companies overseas.

地域社会 ちいきしゃかい
地域社会との繋がりを大切にする。

I cherish the connection with the local community.

手を繋ぐ てをつなぐ
親子が手を繋いで歩いている。

A parent and child are walking holding hands.

繋げる つなげる
複数の短いひもを繋げて一本の長いひもにした。

I tied several short strings together to make one long string.

繋ぎ止める つなぎとめる
嵐の間、船をしっかりと港に繋ぎ止めた。

During the storm, the boat was tied securely to the port.

Example Vocabulary

繋がる

つながる

to be connected; to lead to

繋ぐ

つなぐ

to connect; to link; to tie; to hold hands

繋がり

つながり

connection; link; bond; relationship

手を繋ぐ

てをつなぐ

to hold hands; to cooperate; to join forces

繋げる

つなげる

to connect; to link; to tie together

繋ぎ止める

つなぎとめる

to tie fast; to fasten; to keep/retain (interest, affection, relationships)

血の繋がり

ちのつながり

血が繋がる

ちがつながる

繋ぎ

つなぎ

血の繋がった

ちのつながった

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