Japanese symbol for “hookup”

協力関係

きょうりょくかんけい

Romaji: kyouryokukankei

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure

In Japanese, hookup is 協力関係, read きょうりょくかんけい (kyouryokukankei).

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Meanings

n cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

Kanji and stroke order

協

co-, cooperation

on: キョウ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

力

power, strength, strong

on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから

2 strokes · JLPT 3

関

connection, barrier, gateway

on: カン
kun: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり

14 strokes · JLPT 2

係

person in charge, connection, duty

on: ケイ
kun: かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
協力	きょうりょく kyouryoku	cooperation; collaboration; help
協議	きょうぎ kyougi	conference; consultation; discussion
妥協	だきょう dakyou	compromise; giving in
協会	きょうかい kyoukai	association; society; organization
協定	きょうてい kyoutei	arrangement; pact; agreement
農協	のうきょう noukyou	agricultural cooperative
能力	のうりょく nouryoku	ability; faculty
努力	どりょく doryoku	effort; exertion; endeavour
関係	かんけい kankei	relation; relationship; connection
係長	かかりちょう kakarichou	subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

See also: Chinese symbol for “hookup”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.