関 — kanji meaning “connection”
関
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
- Meanings
- connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり、かんぬき
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #70 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 169
- Chinese reading
- guān
Words with 関
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern; interest |
| 玄関 | げんかん genkan | entrance; front door; entryway |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) |
| 関税 | かんぜい kanzei | customs (duties); duty; tariff |
| 関節 | かんせつ kansetsu | joint |
| 関与 | かんよ kan'yo | participation; taking part in; participating in |
| 税関 | ぜいかん zeikan | customs; customs house |
| 難関 | なんかん nankan | barrier; obstacle; difficulty |
| 相関 | そうかん soukan | correlation; interrelation |
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