連鎖(れんさ)

れんさ
noun / verb (suru)
chain, chain reaction
1. chain, chain reaction, series of linked events
A sequence of events or phenomena where each one causes or triggers the next, forming a connected chain.
悪循環(あくじゅんかん)の連鎖(れんさ)を断(た)ち切(き)る。
To break the chain of a vicious cycle.
ひとつの事故(じこ)が連鎖(れんさ)反応(はんのう)を引(ひ)き起(お)こした。
One accident triggered a chain reaction.
暴力(ぼうりょく)の連鎖(れんさ)を止(と)めるために、対話(たいわ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Dialogue is needed to stop the chain of violence.

WORD FORMATION:
連(れん) (connect, link) + 鎖(さ) (chain) = linked chain.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 連鎖(れんさ)反応(はんのう): chain reaction
  • 連鎖(れんさ)倒産(とうさん): chain of bankruptcies (domino effect)
  • 食物(しょくもつ)連鎖(れんさ): food chain
  • 負(ふ)の連鎖(れんさ): negative chain, downward spiral

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連鎖(れんさ)を断(た)ち切(き)る: to break the chain
  • 連鎖(れんさ)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす: to trigger a chain reaction
  • 連鎖(れんさ)が続(つづ)く: the chain continues

USAGE NOTE:
連鎖(れんさ) often appears in contexts describing negative cascading effects (負(ふ)の連鎖(れんさ)), but can also be neutral (as in 食物(しょくもつ)連鎖(れんさ), food chain).

general
Added 2026.2.11 18:22
10500/10903_rensa