連中

れんちゅう

party, this bunch

Mnemonic

Carts strung along a road again, and the middle of them. That lot, taken as a single thing and not admiringly. The same wren れん as 連絡 with all its chewing ちゅう mates: れんちゅう.

Worth knowing

Familiar or dismissive depending entirely on tone. Not a word for people you are being polite about.

Built from

連

link, take along

辶 road + 車 cart

中

inside, middle

A single line driven through the centre of a box.

Words sharing these kanji

連絡 connection, communication 連れる to take along, to bring along 連れて来る to bring over, to bring along 連れて行く to take (a person) along 中 inside, middle 背中 back 途中 on the way, half way 集中 concentration, convergence 中身 content, interior 中心 center, middle 中央 center

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