Japanese symbol for “communication”
連絡
れんらく
Romaji: renraku
contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication
In Japanese, communication is 連絡, read れんらく (renraku).
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
- n, vs, vt contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call
- n, vi, vs connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
- n, vi, vs connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
Written forms: 連絡、聯絡、連らく. Readings: れんらく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “communication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 対話 | たいわ taiwa | dialogue; conversation; talk |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.) |
| 伝達 | でんたつ dentatsu | transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery |
| コミュニケーション | コミュニケーション komyunikeeshon | communication |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 連邦 | れんぽう renpou | federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth |
| 連中 | れんちゅう renchuu | company; lot; people |
| 絡み | からみ karami | linkage; entanglement; involvement |
| 絡む | からむ karamu | to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled |
| 脈絡 | みゃくらく myakuraku | logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence |
See also: Chinese symbol for “communication”.
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.