VocabJLPT N1
chain
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. chain
  2. 2. series
  3. 3. linkage
This noun refers to a chain or series of connected events, reactions, or links where one leads to another in sequence. It is used in contexts like a chain reaction, supply chains, or a series of related incidents that trigger one another.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Where does coincidence end and a chain of inevitability begin?

Sentence 2

Why does this chain of problems just keep going!?

Sentence 3

What triggered the chain of complaints to spread like that?

Sentence 4

She muttered, "A chain of coincidences is kind of scary."

Sentence 5

He laughed it off, saying "It's just a chain of bad luck."