What is the Kanji for "Correspond to", "That specifically", and "The above"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Correspond to", "That specifically", and "The above", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Correspond to", "That specifically", and "The above" is "該".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Gai".

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 "訁" means "Say" . And The component "亥" .

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

What does the kanji "該" mean in japanese?

"該" means "Correspond to", "That specifically", and "The above".

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:

当該: "Relevant". The Japanese noun '当該 (とうがい)' means 'relevant'. This word is used to refer to something that is directly related or pertaining to the topic or issue being discussed. For example: This rule applies to the relevant case - (当該の案件にはこの規則が適用される). The relevant documents were submitted - (当該書類が提出された).

該当: "Applicable". The noun '該当 (がいとう)' means 'applicable'. This word is used to describe something that is relevant, pertinent, or falls under a certain category or criteria. It can be used to say that a person or thing meets the requirements or conditions of a particular situation. For example: This policy is applicable to all employees - (この方針は全ての従業員に該当します). The candidate meets the applicable qualifications - (その候補者は該当する資格を持っています).

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 "が" is read as "ga". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

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.