つながり・繋がりtsunagari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounconnection; link; relationship
   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.

• Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralNeutral word for a close tie or binding between things, as in 「地域との結びつき」; stresses how tightly the two sides are joined.
• Synonym関係かんけいNeutralThe broadest of these words, at home in speech and writing alike: 「人間関係」, or 「関係ない」 for something being unrelated.
• Synonym連絡れんらくNeutralContact or communication, as in 「連絡を取る」; also covers transport connections. For contact details say 「連絡先」.
• Synonym連係れんけいWrittenMostly written: coordination between people or groups working together, as in 「連係プレー」; typically about teams.
• SynonymコネクションNeutralLoanword for connections or a personal network, as in 「コネクションを持つ」.
• Synonym関連かんれんWrittenWritten and objective: the relevance or relatedness of one thing to another, as in 「関連記事」.
• Synonym連結れんけつWrittenWritten, technical word for linking or coupling things together, as in 「車両の連結」; common in technical and accounting contexts.
• Synonym絆きずなWrittenAn emotional bond between people, as in 「家族の絆」; warmer and more emotive than a plain connection.
• Synonym関わりかかわりNeutralNeutral and rather abstract: involvement in or relation to something, as in 「事件との関わり」.
• SynonymリレーションWrittenLoanword for relations, used mainly in business: 「顧客リレーション」.
• RelatedコネCasualColloquial for pull or connections used to get ahead, often with a negative nuance: 「コネで入社する」.
• Related因縁いんねんWrittenWritten word for fate or a fated tie; also used of picking a quarrel, as in 「因縁をつける」.
• Related連関れんかんWrittenWritten and academic: the interrelation of things, as in 「相互の連関」.
• Related縁故えんこWrittenWritten word for ties of kinship or acquaintance, as in 「縁故採用」 and 「縁故を頼る」.
• Related間柄あいだがらNeutralA relationship between people, focused on their personal rapport: 「親しい間柄」.
• Related仲なかCasualColloquial for the state of a personal relationship, good or bad: 「仲がいい」.
• Related連接れんせつWrittenWritten, technical term for linking things together; rare in daily use. For ties between people or things, say 「繋がり」.
• Related係り合いかかりあいWrittenWritten and rare: mutual involvement or entanglement. In everyday speech use 「関わり合い」 instead.
• Related関わり合いかかわりあいNeutralInvolvement or entanglement, often with a sense of trouble one would rather avoid: 「関わり合いになりたくない」.
• RelatedゆかりWrittenWritten word for a tie or long-standing affinity with a person or place, as in 「ゆかりの地」.
• Related続き合いつづきあいWrittenWritten and rare: a blood or family relationship.
• Antonym断絶だんぜつWrittenThe opposite of 「繋がり」: a break or severance of what has been connected; a written-style word.
• Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralThe opposite of 「繋がり」: separation, things being split or kept apart.

Use 「繋がり」 for ties between people or things, as in 「人との繋がり」. 「関係」 is the broadest everyday word; 「関連」 is the written, objective choice; 「絆」 adds emotional warmth; 「仲」 and 「間柄」 speak of personal rapport; 「連絡」 is about getting in touch; 「コネ」 and 「コネクション」 mean useful connections or pull. The opposites are 「断絶」 and 「分離」.

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