Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
  • 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
  • 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
  • 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance

Kun reading compounds

  • 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
  • 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
  • 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
  • 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
  • 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
  • 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1
Korean:
gwan, wan

Spanish

  • barrera
  • puerta
  • relación
  • mecanismo
  • valla

Portuguese

  • conexão
  • obstáculo
  • passagem
  • emvolver
  • concernente

French

  • relation
  • barrière
  • lien
  • rapport
  • concerner
365 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
467 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
444 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
104 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4958 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
289 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
982 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2245 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
398 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
446 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1844 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4129 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2842 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2036 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41297 Morohashi
3328 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6402 New Nelson (John Haig)
2017 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2173 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
614 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3863 2001 Kanji
8e6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-6 SKIP code
7743.0 Four corner code
1-20-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95a2 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
  • 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
  • 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
  • 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle

Kun reading compounds

  • 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
  • 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
  • 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
  • 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
  • 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
  • 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi4
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • cargo
  • deber
  • concernir
  • afectar

Portuguese

  • pessoa em carga
  • conexão
  • dever
  • interessa a si próprio

French

  • chargé de
  • liaison
  • devoir
  • s'occuper de
385 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
286 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
268 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
449 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
426 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
318 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
909 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
931 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
447 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
94 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
73 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
78 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1404 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
663 Morohashi
97 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
217 New Nelson (John Haig)
1392 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1493 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
221 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
324 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2141 2001 Kanji
2a7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2229.3 Four corner code
1-23-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fc2 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
government ministry, conserve, omit
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
548 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 省察 【セイサツ】 reflection, consideration
  • 省思 【セイシ】 reflection, reexamination, contemplation
  • 三省 【サンセイ】 frequent reflection (meditation)
  • 内省 【ナイセイ】 introspection, reflection on one's self
  • 省 【ショウ】 ministry, department, province (of China), saving, conserving
  • 省エネルギー 【ショウエネルギー】 energy conservation, economical use of energy, energy-saving
  • 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
  • 厚生省 【コウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

Kun reading compounds

  • 省みる 【かえりみる】 to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
  • 省く 【はぶく】 to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

Readings

Japanese names:
さとし、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng3, xing3
Korean:
seong, saeng

Spanish

  • omisión
  • departamento del gobierno
  • omitir
  • eliminar
  • reflexionar

Portuguese

  • foco
  • ministério de governo
  • umservar

French

  • faire le point (introspection)
  • abréviation
  • omission
  • économie
  • ministère
  • éliminer
640 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
546 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
516 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
245 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
218 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
408 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
760 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1013 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
145 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
145 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
389 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1382 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3100 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2164 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
125 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23179 Morohashi
2449 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3916 New Nelson (John Haig)
124 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
131 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
528 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1179 2001 Kanji
5c4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
4-9-2 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
9060.2 Four corner code
1-30-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7701 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广
Variants:
government office
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 庁 【チョウ】 government office, agency, board
  • 庁舎 【チョウシャ】 government office building
  • 国税庁 【コクゼイチョウ】 National Tax Agency (Japan), national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
  • 政庁 【セイチョウ】 government office

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting1
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • oficina del gobierno
  • edificio público

Portuguese

  • escritório de governo

French

  • bureau du gouvernement
950 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
938 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
459 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1498 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1034 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
506 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
174 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
763 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
777 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
582 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3768 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1920 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2612 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
598 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9223 Morohashi
3034 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1603 New Nelson (John Haig)
591 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
635 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
837 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
553 2001 Kanji
3q2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-2 SKIP code
0022.1 Four corner code
1-36-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e81 Unicode hex code