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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 人#232 in newspapers

係 · person in charge, connection

係 is a kanji meaning person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケイkei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かかるkakaru
  • かかりkakari
  • -がかり-gakari
  • かかわるkakawaru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 係 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 係
WordReadingMeaningLevel
関係かんけいrelation(ship), connectionN4
係かかりperson in chargeN3
係わるかかわるto concern oneself in, to be involved inN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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