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関

connection
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingせき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり、かんぬき
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. connectionRtK
    調査機関がその効果を調べた。A research organization investigated the effect.tatoeba
    鉄道に関する関心も深い。He also shows deep interest in railway.wiki
  2. barrier
  3. gateway
  4. involve
  5. concerning
  1. gate
  2. seki
  3. mutual life

Popular Usage

玄関関係関心関連機関関する関東税関機関車交通機関関税関与

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gates · golden calf · horns · heavens

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2173

Compound words

玄関げんかん
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall
関係かんけい
relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement
関心かんしん
concern; interest
関連かんれん
relation; connection; relevance
機関きかん
engine; agency; organisation; organization; institution
関するかんする
to concern; to be related
関東かんとう
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
税関ぜいかん
customs; customs house
機関車きかんしゃ
locomotive; engine
交通機関こうつうきかん
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
関所せきしょ
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
関わるかかわる
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to concern oneself (with); to take part (in); to interfere (in)
関連するかんれんする
to relate
関係するかんけいする
to relate
関与するかんよする
to participate
関税かんぜい
customs (duties); duty; tariff
関与かんよ
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
関西かんさい
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
関節かんせつ
joint
関知かんち
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
関門かんもん
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle
関脇せきわけ
wrestler of the third highest rank
相関そうかん
correlation; interrelation
通関つうかん
customs clearance

On Reading Examples

国会は日本の主要統治機関である。きかん
The Diet is the chief organ of government in Japan.tatoeba
君は政治に関心をもっているかい。かんしん
Are you concerned with politics?tatoeba
その機関は１９６０年代後半に設立された。きかん
The institution was established in the late 1960s.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は貧乏にも関わらず、そのテストに合格した。
He passed the test in the face of poverty.tatoeba
彼は病気だったにも関わらず仕事に出かけた。
He went to work in spite of his illness.tatoeba
彼は美術に関するすばらしい蔵書を持っている。
He has a fine library of books on art.tatoeba
彼は彼女と遠い親戚関係にある。
He is distantly related to her.tatoeba
坂本龍馬関係資料
Sakamoto Ryoma Related Materialswiki
-生産、生業関係
Production and regular vocationwiki
忠彦は幼少より歴史に関心があった。
From his childhood, Tadahiko showed interests in history.wiki
竹取物語との関連
Relevance to Taketori Monogatari (The tale of Bamboo Cutter)wiki
関連する観光地など
Related tourist siteswiki
浄土宗関東総本山。
Grand Head Temple in Kanto region of Jodo-shu sectwiki
関東公方ともいう。
The position was also referred to as the Kanto kubo.wiki
日朝間の貿易は無関税にするという通告。
It was a notification that taxes would not be imposed on trade between Japan and Korea.wiki
いわゆる関税自主権の喪失を決定づけた一文である。
This sentence determined the loss of tariff autonomy.wiki
政争への関与と衰退
Political Strife and Declinewiki
関与の程度・活動期間は不明。
How far and how long he was involved in the party are unknown.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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