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Japanese symbol for “junction”

Romaji: renketsu
connection; linking; joining; coupling

In Japanese, junction is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

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
tie, bind, contract
on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “junction”

WordReadingMeaning
わかれめ wakaremefork; junction; parting of the ways
ぶんきてん bunkitenfork; junction; diverging point
ぶんきえき bunkiekijunction
せつぞくえき setsuzokuekijunction
ジェー・シー・ティー jee・shii・tii(highway) junction

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
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
けっか kekkaresult; consequence; outcome
けっこん kekkonmarriage

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.

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