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Japanese symbol for “contacting”

Romaji: renraku
contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication

In Japanese, contacting is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call
  2. n, vi, vs connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
  3. n, vi, vs connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link

Written forms: . Readings: .

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
entwine, coil around, get caught in
on: ラク
kun: から.む、から.まる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “contacting”

WordReadingMeaning
ごれんらく gorenrakucontacting; getting in touch; communication

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
からみ karamilinkage; entanglement; involvement
からむ karamuto twine; to get tangled; to get entangled
みゃくらく myakurakulogical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence

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.

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