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Kanji Grade 4 - 関

Kanji character Grade 4 関. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 関
About
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Kun: せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
On: カン
14 strokes
Radical: gate 門
Parts: 一 二 人 ハ 并 大 門
 
Onyomi
関 【カン】 barrier, gate
関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
 
Kunyomi
関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki (in go), mutual life
関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)