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Japanese symbol for “related”

Romaji: chinotsunagatta
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

In Japanese, related is , read (chinotsunagatta).

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. adj-f, exp related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
tie, fasten, chain
on: ケイ
kun: つな.ぐ、かか.る、か.ける
17 strokes

Other Japanese words for “related”

WordReadingMeaning
うえん uenrelated; relevant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
けっかん kekkanblood vessel; vein
けつあつ ketsuatsublood pressure
けんけつ kenketsublood donation
ひんけつ hinketsuanemia; anaemia
つながる tsunagaruto be connected (to); to be joined together; to be linked
つながり tsunagariconnection; link; relationship

See also: Chinese symbol for “related”.

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.