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Japanese symbol for “alignment”

Romaji: renkei
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment

In Japanese, alignment is , read (renkei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment
  2. n, vi, vs integration; linking (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
portable, carry (in hand), armed with
on: ケイ
kun: たずさ.える、たずさ.わる
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “alignment”

WordReadingMeaning
どうちょう douchouconformity; alignment; agreement
しょうじゅん shoujunsight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
そろえ soroealignment; arrangement
せいれつ seiretsustanding in a row; forming a line; alignment
ぞくせい zokuseialignment (in a role-playing game)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)
ていけい teikeicooperation; tie-up; joint business

See also: Chinese symbol for “alignment”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.