What is the Kanji for "Carry with" and "Portable"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Carry with" and "Portable", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Carry with" and "Portable" is "携".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tazusa".

Its onyomi reading is "Kei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The component "隽" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "携" mean in japanese?

"携" means "Carry with" and "Portable".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

携帯: "Cell phone". The Japanese word '携帯 (けいたい)' refers to a cell phone or mobile phone. It is a noun that describes a portable, handheld communication device that can be carried with you. This word is commonly used to talk about smartphones, feature phones, and other types of mobile phones. For example: I forgot my cell phone at home - (家に携帯を忘れた). She is calling on her cell phone - (彼女は携帯で電話している).

連携: "Cooperation". The Japanese noun '連携 (れんけい)' means 'cooperation'. This word refers to the act of working together or collaborating with others in order to achieve a common goal. It suggests a coordinated effort and interdependence between different parties or entities. For example: The two companies are in close cooperation - (その2つの企業は緊密な連携をしている). Cooperation between departments is important - (部門間の連携は重要だ).

携わる: "Be involved". The Japanese verb '携わる (たずさわる)' means 'to be involved' or 'to be engaged in' something. It is used to describe a person's participation or contribution to an activity, project, or field of work. This verb implies an active role and commitment to the matter at hand. For example: I am involved in this project - (私はこのプロジェクトに携わっています). He is involved in the company's operations - (彼は会社の業務に携わっている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". And The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.