What is the Kanji for "Entangle", "Connect", "Entwine", and "Coil around"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Entangle", "Connect", "Entwine", and "Coil around", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Entangle", "Connect", "Entwine", and "Coil around" is "絡".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kara".

Its onyomi reading is "Raku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "糸" means "Thread" and can be read as "Ito" and "Shi". And The kanji "各" means "Each" and can be read as "Kaku" and "Onoono".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "絡" mean in japanese?

"絡" means "Entangle", "Connect", "Entwine", and "Coil around".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

絡む: "Get entangled" or "Be involved with". The Japanese verb '絡む (からむ)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'to get entangled or intertwined'. This can refer to physical objects becoming intertwined, or to concepts or situations becoming interconnected. For example: The wires got entangled - (電線が絡んでしまった). The second meaning is 'to be involved with' or 'to participate in'. This implies a close connection or relationship with something or someone. For example: She got involved with a dangerous group - (危険な集団に絡んでしまった).

連絡: "Contact". The verbal noun '連絡 (れんらく)' means 'contact'. It refers to the act of communicating or getting in touch with someone, often to share information or make arrangements. This word can be used in various contexts, such as contacting a friend, making a business connection, or reaching out to a client. For example: I will contact you about the meeting - (会議について連絡します). Please keep in touch - (連絡を取ってください).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.