連絡

れんらく · renraku · JLPT N4 · noun

connection

📞 連絡 = link (連) + entwine (絡): threads tying people into contact

連 means to link or connect in a row; 絡 means to entwine, like threads tangling together. Linked and entwined = staying in contact. Sound hook: renraku ~ ring-a-roo, the ring of a phone when someone gets in touch.

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