連係・連繋・聯繋|れんけいrenkei[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
連係連係 is the most common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.
連繋連繋 is a less common kanji-only spelling of 連係. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 連係 instead.
聯繋聯繋 is a kanji-only spelling that is rarely used. Beginners should use 連係 rather than this form.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconnection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact; coordination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 連係する（れんけいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 連係します（れんけいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 連係しない（れんけいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 連係しません（れんけいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 連係せず・連係せぬ（れんけいせず・れんけいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 連係した（れんけいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 連係しました（れんけいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 連係しなかった（れんけいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 連係しませんでした（れんけいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 連係して（れんけいして） |
| Potential | 連係できる（れんけいできる） |
| Passive | 連係される（れんけいされる） |
| Causative | 連係させる（れんけいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 連係させられる（れんけいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 連係すれば（れんけいすれば） |
| tara | 連係したら（れんけいしたら） |
| Volitional | 連係しよう（れんけいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 連係しましょう（れんけいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 連係しろ（れんけいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym連結れんけつNeutralPhysically joining things into one linked series, such as coupling train cars; 「連係」 is about mutual coordination and keeping in touch.
- SynonymつながりNeutralAssociation or ties, common in everyday speech; 「連係」 stresses coordination.
- Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralA bond or tie between things; 「連係」 stresses coordinated action.
- Related連絡れんらくNeutralContacting or notifying someone, and also transport connections; 「連係」 stresses working in coordination, as in 「連係プレー」.
- Related関連かんれんNeutralSays that things are related to each other; 「連係」 is about actively keeping in touch or coordinating.
- RelatedコネクションNeutralA loanword for personal connections and contacts; 「連係」 refers to working together in coordination.
- Related連関れんかんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a relation between things; 「連係」 stresses coordinated action.
- Related関係かんけいNeutralThe most general word for a relationship; 「連係」 means linking up or keeping in touch, often with cooperation.
- Related関わりかかわりNeutralRelation or involvement in something; 「連係」 is specifically about cooperation.
- Antonym分離ぶんりWrittenSeparating things and keeping them apart — the opposite of 「連係」.
- Antonym切断せつだんNeutralCutting or disconnecting something — the opposite of 「連係」.
Use 「連係」 for mutual coordination or cooperation, as in 「連係プレー」. For contacting someone use 「連絡」, for physically linking things 「連結」, and for relations between things 「関連」 or 「関係」; 「分離」 and 「切断」 are opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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