連(つ)れ

つれ
noun
companion, company
1. companion, company
A person who accompanies another; someone you are with.
連(つ)れがいるので先(さき)に行(い)きます。
I have someone with me, so I'll go ahead.
お連(つ)れ様(さま)はいらっしゃいますか。
Do you have anyone with you?
Polite expression used in service contexts
彼女(かのじょ)は子(こ)ども連(づ)れで来(き)た。
She came with children.
〜連(づ)れ = accompanied by ~
旅(たび)は道(みち)連(づ)れ、世(よ)は情(なさ)けということわざがある。
There's a proverb: 'A journey is better with companions, life is better with compassion.'
Famous Japanese proverb
一人(ひとり)で来(き)たのか、それとも連(つ)れがいるのかと聞(き)かれた。
I was asked whether I came alone or had someone with me.

Common patterns

  • お連(つ)れ様(さま) (your companion - polite)
  • 〜連(づ)れ (accompanied by ~, with ~)

Compounds

Related words

  • 道連(みちづ)れ has an idiomatic meaning: 'someone to share one's fate,' often in the negative sense of dragging someone down with you.
  • 連(つ)れる (to take along, to bring)

Related Words

Related: 連(つ)れる (to bring along)
Compare: 供(とも) (companion, attendant, retinue)
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