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Kanji Grade 4 - 連

Kanji character Grade 4 連. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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便
 
Kanji Grade 4 - 連
About
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Kun: つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
On: レン
10 strokes (also 9)
Radical: walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts: 込 車
 
Onyomi
連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
連邦捜査局 【レンポウソウサキョク】 Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, frequenter, constant companion
 
Kunyomi
連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by