コネkone

1. nounconnection; pull
   俺おれには何なんのコネもないから、就職しゅうしょくするのが大変たいへんだ。↗

   My job search is really going rough. I don't have any connections.

• SynonymコネクションNeutralThe full form of 「コネ」; also covers links and personal networks. 「コネ」 is the colloquial short form, mostly for connections used to get ahead.
• Synonym縁故えんこWrittenWritten/formal term for kinship ties and personal connections, as in 「縁故採用」; close to 「コネ」 but more formal.
• Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralA bond or link, as in 「強い結びつき」; neutral, with no back-door nuance.
• Related間柄あいだがらWrittenWritten/formal prose for the relationship between people, such as relatives or a teacher and student; no sense of using connections.
• Related関係かんけいNeutralThe most general word for a relationship; 「コネ」 specifically means connections you can put to use.
• Related仲なかNeutralThe personal rapport between people, as in 「仲がいい」; no sense of using connections.
• Related人間関係にんげんかんけいNeutralHuman relations viewed objectively; 「コネ」 carries a back-door nuance.
• RelatedつながりNeutralTies or bonds between people, as in 「人との繋がり」; neutral in tone.
• RelatedゆかりWrittenWritten/formal word for a tie or affinity, as in 「ゆかりの地」; no sense of using connections.
• Related関わりかかわりNeutralInvolvement or connection with something, as in 「事件との関わり」; no sense of using connections.

「コネ」 means connections you use to get a job or favor, as in 「コネで入社する」; colloquial, with a back-door feel. For ties in general use 「関係」 or 「繋がり」, for rapport 「仲」, for formal ties 「間柄」 or 「縁故」 (「縁故採用」). 「縁」 is affinity, 「関わり」 involvement, 「人間関係」 human relations, 「結びつき」 bonds, 「コネクション」 the neutral full form.

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