連れ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Ren'yōkei of ()れる (tsureru).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tsùré] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨɾe̞]

Noun

() • (tsure

  1. companion; company
    (せん)(せい)(たく)まで()いたしましょう
    Sensei no o-taku made o-tsure itashimashō.
    I'll show you to teacher's house.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
つ > づ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From () (tsure) by rendaku ((れん)(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zɨɾe̞]

Suffix

() • (-zure

  1. along with
  2. as (a group)
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 17, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      (わたくし)(さん)(にん)(づれ)()(ほん)(ばし)()()けたところを、その(おとこ)にどこかで()られたものとみえます。
      Watakushi wa sannin-zure de Nihonbashi e dekaketa tokoro o, sono otoko ni dokoka de mirareta mono to miemasu.
      It appears that that man had seen us somewhere when we went out as a threesome to Nihonbashi.
Derived terms