関 – connection, barrier, gateway

14 strokesTaught in grade 4#70 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 関 means connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり、かんぬき (seki, zeki, kakawaru, karakuri, kannuki). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 門 (no. 169).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	せき	seki
Kun’yomi	-ぜき	zeki
Kun’yomi	かか.わる	kakawaru
Kun’yomi	からくり	karakuri
Kun’yomi	かんぬき	kannuki

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: 門 (Kangxi radical 169). Components: 人・大・二・ハ・門・并・一.

Words using 関

玄関げんかんentrance関係かんけいrelation関心かんしんconcern関連かんれんrelation機関きかんengine関かんbarrier関西かんさいKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)税関ぜいかんcustoms機関車きかんしゃlocomotive交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation関税かんぜいcustoms (duties)関与かんよparticipationにも関わらずにもかかわらずin spite of

Example sentences

トムが玄関にいるのでなかに入るように言ってください。

Tom is at the door. Please ask him in.

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これとあれはどういう関係があるの。

How is this connected to that?

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私は美術に非常な関心を抱いています。

I am deeply interested in art.

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Kanji with the same radical

間開閣門闘閉閲闇

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