Kone
コネ (Kone) is a Japanese noun meaning “connection, pull”.
Meanings
- nounconnection; pull
Examples
彼は出版業界に有力なコネがある。
He has powerful connections in the publishing industry.
彼は父親のコネのおかげで職を得た。
He got the job by virtue of his father's connections.
今の職を得るのに彼女は父親のコネを利用した。
She capitalised on her father's connections in getting her present job.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).