See also: 连锁

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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連鎖

  1. chain (being a series of interconnected things, or businesses with the same brand name); linked together
    先生原單位派遣連鎖公司工作 [MSC, trad.]
    先生原单位派遣连锁公司工作 [MSC, simp.]
    Chén xiānsheng bèi yuándānwèi pàiqiǎn dào liánsuǒ gōngsī gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
    Mr. Chen was sent by his former organization to work at a chain company.

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
聯鎖
鏈鎖

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(れん)() (rensa

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

Synonyms

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Verb

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(れん)()する (rensa suruintransitive suru (stem (れん)() (rensa shi), past (れん)()した (rensa shita))

  1. to be linked

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN