Japanese symbol for “liaison”
連係
れんけい
Romaji: renkei
connection; linking; linkage; link
In Japanese, liaison is 連係, read れんけい (renkei).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
Written forms: 連係、連繋、聯繋. Readings: れんけい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “liaison”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情事 | じょうじ jouji | love affair; liaison |
| リエゾン | リエゾン riezon | liaison (phonetics) |
| 繋ぎ | つなぎ tsunagi | thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; liaison |
| 馴れ合い | なれあい nareai | common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison |
| 私通 | しつう shitsuu | illicit love affair; liaison; fornication |
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 |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 係長 | かかりちょう kakarichou | subsection 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.