What is the Kanji for "Person in charge" and "Connection"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Person in charge" and "Connection", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Person in charge" and "Connection" is "係".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Kaka" and "Kakari".

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 "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "系" means "Lineage" and can be read as "Kei".

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

What does the kanji "係" mean in japanese?

"係" means "Person in charge" and "Connection".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

関係: "Relationship". The verbal noun '関係 (かんけい)' means 'relationship'. It is used to describe the connection or association between two or more people, things, or concepts. This can refer to personal, professional, or other types of relationships. For example: They have a close relationship - (彼らは深い関係がある). The relationship between the two companies is strong - (二つの会社の関係は強い).

係: "Charge". The Japanese noun '係 (かかり)' means 'charge' or 'responsibility'. It refers to a person who is in charge of or responsible for a specific task or duty. This word is often used in a work or organizational context to indicate who is responsible for a particular area or function. For example: The sales department is under the charge of Mr. Tanaka - (営業部は田中さんが係になっています). The librarian is in charge of the books - (司書が本の係になっている).

係る: "Relate to" or "Involve". The Japanese verb '係る (かかる)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to relate to' or 'to be connected to' something. It expresses a relationship or association between two things. For example: This matter relates to the budget - (この件は予算に係る). The second meaning is 'to involve' or 'to concern' something. It indicates that something is related to or impacted by a particular situation or matter. For example: This job involves a lot of responsibility - (この仕事には多くの責任が係る).

無関係: "Unrelated". The adjectival noun '無関係 (むかんけい)' means 'unrelated'. It describes something that has no connection, relevance or association with another thing. For example: His unrelated comment confused me - (彼の無関係なコメントは私を混乱させた). That news is completely unrelated to the current situation - (その情報は現在の状況と完全に無関係です).

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 "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

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.