関連

かんれん · kanren · JLPT N3 · noun

relation

🔗 関 (involve, gate) + 連 (link, string along) = things linked together

関 also shows up in 関係 (relationship) and 関わる (to be involved). 連 shows up in 連絡 (contact) and 連れる (to bring someone along). Put together, they mean things that are tied to each other.

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