係 – person in charge, connection, duty

9 strokesTaught in grade 3#232 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 係 means person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる (kakaru, kakari, gakari, kakawaru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	かか.る	kakaru
Kun’yomi	かかり	kakari
Kun’yomi	-がかり	gakari
Kun’yomi	かか.わる	kakawaru

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: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: ノ・化・糸・幺・小.

Words using 係

関係かんけいrelation係かかりcharge係わるかかわるto be involved (in)

Example sentences

これとあれはどういう関係があるの。

How is this connected to that?

Tatoeba #218747

今、誰か係りの者を差し向けます。

I'll send someone up to help you now.

Tatoeba #172899

Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使価住位

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