Japanese symbol for “relevance”
関連
かんれん
Romaji: kanren
relation; connection; relevance
In Japanese, relevance is 関連, read かんれん (kanren).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs relation; connection; relevance
Written forms: 関連、関聯. Readings: かんれん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “relevance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関連性 | かんれんせい kanrensei | relatedness; associativity; relation |
| 剴切 | がいせつ gaisetsu | appropriateness; adequacy; aptness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern; interest |
| 玄関 | げんかん genkan | entrance; front door; entryway |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) |
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “relevance”.
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.