Japanese symbol for “join”
接続
せつぞく
Romaji: setsuzoku
connection; attachment; union; join
In Japanese, join is 接続, read せつぞく (setsuzoku).
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, vi, vs connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
- n, vi, vs changing trains
- n, vi, vs conjunction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “join”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入る | はいる hairu | to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in) |
| 結び | むすび musubi | join; union; connecting |
| 交わる | まじわる majiwaru | to cross; to intersect; to join |
| 結合 | けつごう ketsugou | join (in relational algebra) |
| 取り合う | とりあう toriau | to join (hands); to take (each other's hands) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation; continuance; maintenance |
| 続き | つづき tsuzuki | continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “join”.
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.