14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

Kun'yomi
  • barrier ②seki (in go)
  • -ぜき
  • to be affected ②to be concerned with ③to stick to (opinions)
  • からくり
  • かんぬき
On'yomi
  • カン
    barrier

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 84.9%
かかわる 9.4%
せき-ぜき 5.7%

Character Breakdown

connection, barrier, gateway
カン かか.わる せき (4th, N3)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
frontier pass, close, relation
to divide
heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

relation ②participation ③sexual relations ④related to
to be affected ②to be concerned with ③to stick to (opinions)
engine ②agency ③system
barrier ②seki (in go)
Kantō ②Kantō
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
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References

Unicode hex code 95A2
JIS X 0208 1-20-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4958
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6402
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41297
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 402
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 365
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 982
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 614
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 84
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.7
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1844
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2036
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8e6.7
Four corner code 7743.0
De Roo Code 3863