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Kotomora

轄

control, wedge

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • カツ

Kun'yomi

  • くさび

Meaning

轄 centers on holding something firmly in place: a wedge that locks a wheel onto an axle, and by extension, control or governance that keeps things from slipping.

Most common words using 轄

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  • 管轄かんかつ
    N1

    jurisdiction; control

  • 所轄しょかつ

    jurisdiction

  • 直轄ちょっかつ

    direct control; direct supervision

  • 兼轄けんかつ

    concurrent jurisdiction (esp. of an embassy serving neighboring countries); concurrent accreditation

  • 分轄ぶんかつ

    separate jurisdiction

  • 国際裁判管轄こくさいさいばんかんかつ

    international jurisdiction

  • 市轄区しかつく

    district (esp. in mainland China and Taiwan)

  • 所轄税務署しょかつぜいむしょ

    taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office

  • 所轄署しょかつしょ

    taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office

  • 所轄警察署しょかつけいさつしょ

    police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station

  • 直轄地ちょっかつち

    area under direct control (of the shogun)

  • 直轄市ちょっかつし

    direct-controlled municipality

  • 直轄植民地ちょっかつしょくみんち

    crown colony

  • 直轄領ちょっかつりょう

    territory under direct jurisdiction; direct holding

  • 管轄ポートかんかつポート

    administration port

  • 管轄争いかんかつあらそい

    jurisdictional dispute

  • 管轄外かんかつがい

    outside one's jurisdiction

  • 管轄官庁かんかつかんちょう

    controlling office; competent (governmental) authorities

  • 管轄権かんかつけん

    (have) jurisdiction over

  • 管轄裁判所かんかつさいばんしょ

    competent court; court having jurisdiction (over a matter); court of competent jurisdiction; court of jurisdiction

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Etymology

轄 combines 車 (vehicle, wheel) with 害, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a wedge or pin that secures a wheel. The control meaning extends from the physical wedge.

Meaning mnemonic

A vehicle 車 needs a wedge 害-like shape to lock its wheels. Picture a metal wedge driven through the axle to control the cart's movement.

Reading mnemonic

For カツ, imagine a wedge that cuts into the axle: cuts -> カツ, and the wedge controls the wheel.