Japanese symbol for “junction”
連結
れんけつ
Romaji: renketsu
connection; linking; joining; coupling
In Japanese, junction is 連結, read れんけつ (renketsu).
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 connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “junction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分かれ目 | わかれめ wakareme | fork; junction; parting of the ways |
| 分岐点 | ぶんきてん bunkiten | fork; junction; diverging point |
| 分岐駅 | ぶんきえき bunkieki | junction |
| 接続駅 | せつぞくえき setsuzokueki | junction |
| ＪＣＴ | ジェー・シー・ティー jee・shii・tii | (highway) junction |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 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 |
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result; consequence; outcome |
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “junction”.
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.