かん
関
けい
係

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. relation, relationship, connection.
  2. participation, involvement, concern.
  3. influence, effect.
  4. sexual relations, sexual relationship.

noun used as a suffix

  1. related to, connected to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
関
けい
係
 関係 かんけい ✔

Contained Kanji 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)
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)