連立・聯立|れんりつrenritsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
連立連立 is the most common written form and the form beginners should use by default. It is written entirely in kanji.
聯立聯立 is a rarely used variant of 連立, so learners will seldom need to write it. It is also written entirely in kanji.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcoalition; alliance; union
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstanding side-by-side
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 連立する（れんりつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 連立します（れんりつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 連立しない（れんりつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 連立しません（れんりつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 連立せず・連立せぬ（れんりつせず・れんりつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 連立した（れんりつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 連立しました（れんりつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 連立しなかった（れんりつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 連立しませんでした（れんりつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 連立して（れんりつして） |
| Potential | 連立できる（れんりつできる） |
| Passive | 連立される（れんりつされる） |
| Causative | 連立させる（れんりつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 連立させられる（れんりつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 連立すれば（れんりつすれば） |
| tara | 連立したら（れんりつしたら） |
| Volitional | 連立しよう（れんりつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 連立しましょう（れんりつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 連立しろ（れんりつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym連合れんごうNeutralAny union of separate bodies into one organization, as in 「国際連合」 — broader than 「連立」, which usually means parties joining to form a cabinet, or standing side by side.
- Synonym同盟どうめいNeutralAn alliance between nations, groups, or individuals, as in 「日米同盟」, with emphasis on the pact itself; 「連立」 centers on parties forming a coalition cabinet.
- SynonymアライアンスNeutralA loanword for strategic alliances between companies; business-flavored. 「連立」 is used for political parties governing together or standing side by side.
- Related連盟れんめいNeutralA league or federation of groups with a shared purpose, as in 「日本野球連盟」; 「連立」 leans toward parties governing in coalition rather than a standing organization.
- Related提携ていけいNeutralA cooperative partnership between companies and the like, as in 「業務提携」; 「連立」 is about political parties joining to form and run a government.
- Related合従連衡がっしょうれんこうWrittenWritten four-character idiom: originally the Warring States alliances, now diplomatic pacts made and broken to suit the moment; 「連立」 is coalition government itself.
- Related結盟けつめいWrittenWritten and rare: the act of concluding an alliance or pact. 「連立」 is about political parties joining to form and run a government.
- Related合従がっしょうWrittenA written, historical term for the six states allying against Qin in China's Warring States era; 「連立」 is modern parties governing in coalition.
- Antonym単独たんどくNeutralOne party or actor going it alone, as in 「単独政権」「単独行動」; the opposite of 「連立」 on the coalition-versus-alone axis.
Several parties joining to form a cabinet and govern: 「連立」, as in 「連立政権」. For alliances or pacts use 「同盟」; for united organizations 「連合」 or 「連盟」; for business tie-ups 「提携」. 「合従連衡」, 「結盟」 and 「合従」 are written terms; 「アライアンス」 is a business loanword. The antonym is 「単独」.
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