繋がり

つながり · tsunagari · JLPT N2 · noun

connection

🔗 繋がり = 繋ぐ (tsunagu, to tie together) + noun ending がり; 糸 radical = thread

The 糸 radical on the left means thread, so 繋 is something tied with thread. The 系 on the right adds the sense of a chain or lineage. Together they name a link that holds two things together.

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