携 – portable, carry (in hand), armed with

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The kanji 携 means portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たずさ.える、たずさ.わる (tazusaeru, tazusawaru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	たずさ.える	tazusaeru
Kun’yomi	たずさ.わる	tazusawaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: ノ・扎・隹・乃.

Words using 携

携帯けいたいcarrying (on one's person or in the hand)提携ていけいcooperation携わるたずさわるto engage in

Example sentences

アメリカ人は武器の携帯を許されている。

Americans have the right to bear arms.

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最近の女子高生は、携帯でメールしているらしい。

Lately high school girls are using their cell phones to exchange e-mail.

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うちの会社はあの合弁会社と提携している。

We are affiliated with the new joint venture company.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.