関
関 — connection, barrier, gateway
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 14
- Taught in
- School year 4
- Frequency
- #70 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- かん kan
- かん kan
- Kun'yomi
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- せき seki
- -ぜき -zeki
- かか.わる kaka.waru
- からくり karakuri
- かんぬき kannuki
- せき seki
Words that use 関
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 玄関 げんかん entrance JLPT N5
- 関係 かんけい relation JLPT N4
- 関心 かんしん concern JLPT N3
- 関する かんする to concern JLPT N3
- 関連 かんれん relation JLPT N3
- 機関 きかん engine JLPT N3
- 関わる かかわる to be involved (in) JLPT N2
- 関西 かんさい Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) JLPT N2
- 関東 かんとう Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures) JLPT N2
- 機関車 きかんしゃ locomotive JLPT N2