# 連 — link; take along

連 means “link; take along”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: レン (ren). Kun'yomi: つら(なる) (tsuranaru), つ(れる) (tsureru). You'll see it in words such as 連れる (tsureru, “to take with one; to bring along”).

- Meaning: link; take along
- On'yomi: レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi: つら(なる) (tsuranaru), つ(れる) (tsureru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 1

## How to remember 連

A cart (車) on the road (辶) links one town to the next.

Parts: 車 cart · 辶 road

## Words with 連

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 連れる | つれる (tsureru) | to take with one; to bring along |
| 連れ | つれ (tsure) | companion; company |
| 連ねる | つらねる (tsuraneru) | to line up; to put in a row |

## Don't confuse it with

[運](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/carry/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[連](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/link/) · [対](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/versus/) · [相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/) · [協](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cooperate/) · [支](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/support/) · [結](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tie/)

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