関
関 — Connection
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiせき (seki)
Kun’yomi-ぜき (zeki)
Kun’yomiかかわる (kakawaru)
Kun’yomiからくり (karakuri)
Kun’yomiかんぬき (kannuki)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 関
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関係者 | かんけいしゃ kankeisha | person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern; interest |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine; agency; organisation |
| 関 | せき seki | barrier; gate; seki |
Study notes
関 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #70 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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