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JLPT N3 · Noun

係 (kakari)

係 (かかり, kakari) is a Japanese noun meaning “charge; duty”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かかり
Romaji
kakari
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk · noun · esp. 係
  2. connection; linking · noun · esp. 係り

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 係

係
person in charge, connection, dutyケイ・かか.る・かかり · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 係.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1589840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.