How to say "link" in Japanese

• リンクCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword for 'link' as a thing or action: it is the word for a hyperlink on a web page, and covers links and linkage between things generally.
• 組むくむJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbA verb, but only for the body: it means to cross the arms or legs, or to link arms. For 'link' in any other sense this is not the word you want.
  私は彼かれらが腕うでを組くんで歩あるいているのを見みた。↗

  I saw them walking arm in arm.
• 結ぶむすぶJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to tie or bind; its 'link' sense is joining or connecting things together, so it suits the act of linking rather than a link as a thing.
• つながりJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA noun for a connection, tie, or relationship; when 'link' means the connection between people, events, or things, this is the word. It is usually written in kana alone.
  オランダ語ごはドイツ語どいつごと密接みっせつなつながりがある。↗

  Dutch is closely related to German.
• 一環いっかんCommon
  nounLiterally one link of a chain; figuratively one part of a plan, campaign, or chain of events — a single link in a larger series, not the general word for 'link'.
  政府せいふは取締とりしまりの一環いっかんとして不法ふほう入国にゅうこく外国人がいこくじんを追放ついほうしています。↗

  The government is expelling illegal aliens as part of a crackdown.

Use 「リンク」 for links and linking in general, especially hyperlinks; 「組む」 only for linked arms; 「結ぶ」 for the act of tying or joining; 「つながり」 for a connection or relationship; and 一環 for one link in a chain of events.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• リンクlink
• 組むくむto cross (legs or arms)
• 結ぶむすぶto tie
• つながりconnection
• 一環いっかんlink (e.g. in a chain of events)
• 接続せつぞくconnection
• 絆きずなbond (between people)
• 連係れんけいconnection
• 因みちなみassociation
• つなぎlink
• つなぎ目つなぎめjoint
• 紐づけるひもづけるto link (information, accounts, etc.)
• 結び合わせるむすびあわせるto tie
• 結び合わすむすびあわすto tie
• 紐帯ちゅうたいtie
• 鐶かんring
• ディレクトリエントリdirectory entry
• 伝送路でんそうろline
• 関連付けるかんれんづけるto connect
• 連絡れんらくconnection (between matters, incidents, etc.)
• 連ねるつらねるto link
• 結びつけるむすびつけるto connect (one thing with another)
• 縁えんrelationship (e.g. between two people)
• 連接れんせつlink (on a web page)
• 懸け橋かけはしbridge (between cultures, generations, etc.)
• 巻くまくto link (verse)
• 通すとおすto connect (e.g. two places)