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Japanese symbol for “join”

Romaji: setsuzoku
connection; attachment; union; join

In Japanese, join is , read (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

  1. n, vi, vs connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
  2. n, vi, vs changing trains
  3. n, vi, vs conjunction

Kanji and stroke order

touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
continue, series, sequel
on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “join”

WordReadingMeaning
はいる hairuto join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in)
むすび musubijoin; union; connecting
まじわる majiwaruto cross; to intersect; to join
けつごう ketsugoujoin (in relational algebra)
とりあう toriauto join (hands); to take (each other's hands)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
めんせつ mensetsuinterview (e.g. for a job)
せっきん sekkingetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
かんせつ kansetsuindirection; indirectness
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
けいぞく keizokucontinuation; continuance; maintenance
つづき tsuzukicontinuation; 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.

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