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関連 (かんれん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
relation ; connection ; relevance
Broadly used for relationships, connections, or relevance between things, events, or concepts. Often appears in compounds like 関連情報 (related information).
二ふた つ の 問もん 題だい に は 深ふか い 関かん 連れん が ある 。
There is a deep connection between the two problems.
Written forms 関かん 連れん Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
関かん 聯れん Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 聯 is a variant of 連.
Kanji 関 connection, barrier, gateway Similar words 関かん 係けい 関係 is more common for personal relationships and direct involvement; 関連 is often used for abstract or logical connections.
連れん 関かん 連関 is a more formal or academic term for correlation or linkage, less common in everyday speech.
Etymology Compound of 関 (connection, barrier) and 連 (link, take along). The spelling 関聯 uses the older form 聯, which is now rare.
