Kanji

1967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: party, gang, clique

Kunyomi: つら.なる つら.ねる

Onyomi: レン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: ear

Examples

Onyomi Examples

連隊 レンタイ regiment

連合 レンゴウ union, alliance, combination, RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

ツイレン couplet (Chinese poetry), pair of hanging scrolls