関 Kanji – connection
The Japanese kanji 関 can mean connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning.
Meaning and Readings
How is 関 read?
関 has the onyomi reading カン and the kunyomi readings せき, -ぜき, かかわる, からくり, かんぬき.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, seki, zeki, kakawaru, karakuri, kannuki.
Common Japanese Words Using 関
These common Japanese words contain 関. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- に関して（にかんして） — regarding ..., concerning ..., about ..., on ..., with respect to ..., in regard to ...
- 関（せき） — barrier, gate
- 関する（かんする） — to concern, to be related
- 関係（かんけい） — relation, relationship, connection
- 関係者（かんけいしゃ） — person concerned, people involved (in an event), those concerned, staff
- 関心（かんしん） — concern, interest
- 関心事（かんしんじ） — matter of concern, matter of interest
- 関西（かんさい） — Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
- 関西弁（かんさいべん） — Kansai dialect
- 関税（かんぜい） — customs (duties), duty, tariff