Japanese word

連携

Pronunciation

Romajirenkei

Meaning

  • nouncollaboration

Example

部署同士で連携します。bu sho dō shi de ren kei shi ma su

The departments collaborate.

Illustration for 連携 (collaboration)

More examples

医療機関と福祉施設が連携して、患者を支えています。i ryō ki kan to fuku shi shi setsu ga ren kei shi te kan ja o sasa e te i ma su

Medical institutions and welfare facilities work together to support patients.

Core concept

Describes groups linking their efforts so that they can work toward a shared goal.

Common phrases

  • 連携を取るren kei o to ru

    work together

  • 連携を強化するren kei o kyō ka su ru

    strengthen collaboration

  • 連携を図るren kei o haka ru

    promote collaboration

Similar words

協力kyōryoku: The act of working together by contributing effort to a shared task or goal.
提携teikei: A formal partnership between organizations for a shared purpose or project.
共同kyōdō: The act of doing something together with responsibility or ownership shared among participants.
協業kyōgyō: A business arrangement in which separate companies work together on a project.

Definition in Japanese

組織や人が互いに結び付いて協力し、目的を達成すること。so shiki ya hito ga taga i ni musu bi tsu i te kyō ryoku shi moku teki o tas sei su ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 連携 (renkei) joins 連 (ren, "connect") with 携 (kei, "carry"), reflecting cooperation through linked efforts.

Usage tips

  • In workplace Japanese, 連携する (renkei suru) is a common suru-verb formation, so the same base appears in both noun phrases and verb phrases.

Other meanings

  • cooperationnoun
  • coordinationnoun

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