連 means “take along, link”

つれる · tsureru

Also: lead, join, connect

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

つらなる, つらねる, つれる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

レン

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 4 · 10 strokes

The story

Carts (車) rolling down the road (辶) nose to tail: picture a convoy linked together. 連 joins things in a chain: 連休 strings days off into Golden Week, and 連れる takes someone along with you.

Used in 連絡 (renraku, contact), 連休 (renkyuu, run of holidays), and 連続 (renzoku, in a row)

More from Coming & Going

• 向 face
• 放 release
• 残 remain
• 追 chase
• 落 fall
• 退 retreat
• 路 road
• 込 crowded
• 途 way
• 留 stay
• 散 scatter
• 浮 float

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.