関連・関聯|かんれんkanren[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
関連関連 is written entirely in kanji and is the more common form. Beginners should use it as their default choice when writing this word.
関聯関聯 is also written entirely in kanji, but it is rarely used; learners will seldom need to choose it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrelation; connection; relevance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 関連する（かんれんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 関連します（かんれんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 関連しない（かんれんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 関連しません（かんれんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 関連せず・関連せぬ（かんれんせず・かんれんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 関連した（かんれんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 関連しました（かんれんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 関連しなかった（かんれんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 関連しませんでした（かんれんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 関連して（かんれんして） |
| Potential | 関連できる（かんれんできる） |
| Passive | 関連される（かんれんされる） |
| Causative | 関連させる（かんれんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 関連させられる（かんれんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 関連すれば（かんれんすれば） |
| tara | 関連したら（かんれんしたら） |
| Volitional | 関連しよう（かんれんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 関連しましょう（かんれんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 関連しろ（かんれんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym関係かんけいNeutralBroader in scope than 「関連」: it also covers relationships between people, as in 「人間関係」, a use 「関連」 mostly lacks.
- Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralNative word stressing a firm, close bond, as in 「地域との結びつき」; often said of ties between people, while 「関連」 mainly states that things are related.
- SynonymつながりNeutralA link tying things together; fits people and things alike, as in 「人との繋がり」, and is more colloquial than 「関連」.
- Synonym連関れんかんWrittenWritten/formal, near-synonym of 「関連」 meaning mutual connection; much rarer, and also a genetics term for linkage.
- Synonym関わりかかわりNeutralNative word for involvement or connection, as in 「事件との関わり」; softer in feel than 「関連」 and usable of people too.
- Synonym関連性かんれんせいNeutralThe nature or degree of being related, as in 「関連性が高い」; 「関連」 refers to the fact of being related itself.
- Related相関そうかんWrittenWritten/formal: two things closely linked and mutually influencing; in statistics, correlation between variables, as in 「正の相関」. 「関連」 just says things are related.
- Related連係れんけいWrittenWritten/formal, for things linking up and coordinating, as in 「連係プレー」; stresses cooperation, while 「関連」 only states a connection.
- RelatedコネクションNeutralLoanword for a connection, also personal contacts or connections; when saying things are related, 「関連」 is the usual choice.
- Related縁故えんこWrittenFormal word for blood, marital or personal ties, as in 「縁故採用」; stresses relying on personal connections, which 「関連」 never covers.
- Related係り合いかかりあいNeutralInvolvement or entanglement, often in trouble, as in 「事件の係り合い」; 「関連」 is a neutral statement of connection.
- RelatedゆかりWrittenA tie or affinity to a person or place, as in 「ゆかりの地」; formal in tone, while 「関連」 speaks generally of things being related.
- RelatedリレーションNeutralLoanword for relation, mostly in business and other specialized settings; rare in daily speech, where 「関連」 or 「関係」 is normal.
- Antonym無関係むかんけいNeutralAntonym of 「関連」: having no relation at all, as in 「事件とは無関係」.
Use 「関連」 as the default for saying things are connected. For relationships in general, including between people, use 「関係」; for involvement, 「関わり」; for a firm, close bond, 「結びつき」; for close mutual links or statistical correlation, 「相関」; for no relation at all, 「無関係」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- かかわりがあること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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