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連鎖

連鎖

See also: 连锁

Chinese

 
even; as; to join; to link; successively
to lock up; to lock
trad. (連鎖)
simp. (连锁)

Adjective

連鎖

  1. chain; linked

Noun

連鎖

  1. chain
  2. concatenation; linking

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 連鎖 (ljen swaX, literally connect in a row + chain). Compare modern Mandarin reading liánsuǒ.

Alternative forms

  • 聯鎖, 鏈鎖

Pronunciation

Noun

連鎖 (hiragana れんさ, romaji rensa)

  1. a chain; a connection of things to one another
  2. genetic linkage

Synonyms

Verb

連鎖する (intransitive, hiragana れんさする, romaji rensa suru)

  1. to be linked

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan