Japanese word

連なる

Pronunciation

Romajitsuranaru

Meaning

  • verbstretch out

Example

山々が連なります。yama yama ga tsura na ri ma su

The mountains stretch out in a row.

Illustration for 連なる (stretch out)

More examples

海岸沿いには小さな町が連なっています。kai gan so i ni wa chii sa na machi ga tsura na tte i ma su

Small towns stretch along the coast.

Core concept

It conveys a series of connected things stretching out together rather than standing separately.

Common phrases

  • 連なる山々tsura na ru yama yama

    mountains stretching out in a row

  • 連なる峰々tsura na ru mine mine

    peaks stretching out in a row

  • 連なる島々tsura na ru shima jima

    islands stretching out in a row

Similar words

つながるtsunagaru: To be joined so that separate things form a continuous whole.
並ぶnarabu: To be situated side by side in a line or group.
続くtsuzuku: To extend through a series without a break.

Definition in Japanese

物事が互いにつながるように並び、長く続く。mono goto ga taga i ni tsu na ga ru yō ni nara bi naga ku tsuzu ku

Word origin

連なる (tsuranaru) is a native Japanese verb formed from つら (tsura, "row") and なる (naru, "become"), expressing the formation of a row.

Usage tips

  • In descriptions of landscapes, 連なる (tsuranaru) commonly presents mountains as a broad range rather than as isolated peaks.

Other meanings

  • line upverb
  • be connectedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 連なりtsuranarisequencenoun

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