9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself

Kun'yomi
  • to be the work of ②to concern
  • to be affected ②to be concerned with ③to stick to (opinions)
  • charge ②connection
  • -がかり
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 86.6%
かかり-がかり 12.7%
かかかかわる 0.7%

Character Breakdown

person in charge, connection, duty
ケイ かかり かか.る (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
lineage, system
ケイ (6th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

relation ②participation ③sexual relations ④related to
charge ②connection
relationship of mutual trust
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References

Unicode hex code 4FC2
JIS X 0208 1-23-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 449
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 217
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 97
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 108
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 426
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 663
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 268
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 909
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 931
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 385
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 318
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 286
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 324
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 221
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 447
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.12
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 94
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1404
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a7.8
Four corner code 2229.3
De Roo Code 2141