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Kotomora

携

portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ケイ

Kun'yomi

  • たずさ.える
  • たずさ.わる

Meaning

携 centers on having something with you and ready to use: carrying it by hand, bringing it along, or being equipped with it. The idea of portability follows naturally from something light enough to carry.

Most common words using 携

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  • 携帯けいたい
    N3

    carrying (on one's person or in the hand)

  • 連携れんけい
    N1

    cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment

  • 提携ていけい
    N1

    cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

  • 携わるたずさわる
    N2

    to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

  • ガラ携ガラけい

    (Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)

  • 携行けいこう

    carrying (on one's person); taking with one

  • 携えるたずさえる
    N1

    to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to bear

  • 必携ひっけい

    indispensable; essential; must-have

  • 携帯電話けいたいでんわ
    N3

    mobile phone; cell phone

  • 携帯ストラップけいたいストラップ

    straps for mobile phone

  • 携帯用けいたいよう
    N2

    portable; mobile

  • ガラパゴス携帯ガラパゴスけいたい

    (Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)

  • キッズ携帯キッズけいたい

    cellphone for kids

  • システム連携システムれんけい

    system integration

  • プリペイド式携帯電話プリペイドしきけいたいでんわ

    prepaid cellphone

  • 不携帯ふけいたい

    not carrying (driver's license, passport, etc.); not having on one's person; nonpossession

  • 包括的提携ほうかつてきていけい

    comprehensive tie-up

  • 地域連携ちいきれんけい

    community cooperation; regional cooperation; local cooperation

  • 外部連携がいぶれんけい

    foreign cooperation; international cooperation

  • 多機能携帯電話たきのうけいたいでんわ

    smartphone; smart phone

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Etymology

携 combines 扌 (hand) with 隽, which is a simplified form of 雋. 雋 likely contributes the sound and carries a meaning of something excellent or select, but the exact historical development of the modern simplified shape is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 holds onto 隽, like a person carrying a prized object. Imagine a traveler with a hand always on their portable bag, ready to bring it along.

Reading mnemonic

For ケイ, picture carrying a heavy case: case -> ケイ, and your hand 扌 is armed with it wherever you go.