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Japanese symbol for “liaison”

Romaji: renkei
connection; linking; linkage; link

In Japanese, liaison is , read (renkei).

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; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact

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
person in charge, connection, duty
on: ケイ
kun: かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “liaison”

WordReadingMeaning
じょうじ joujilove affair; liaison
リエゾン riezonliaison (phonetics)
つなぎ tsunagithickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; liaison
なれあい nareaicommon-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
しつう shitsuuillicit love affair; liaison; fornication

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
かんけい kankeirelation; relationship; connection
かかりちょう kakarichousubsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

See also: Chinese symbol for “liaison”.

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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