関

Meaning

関 centers on a point of connection or passage that can also act as a barrier: a gateway that links or separates, involvement that ties things together, and matters concerning something.

• 関係かんけい
  N4

  relation; relationship; connection

• 関連かんれん
  N3

  relation; connection; relevance

• に関してにかんして

  regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

• 機関きかん
  N3

  engine

• 関わるかかわる
  N2

  to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to concern oneself (with); to take part (in); to interfere (in)

• 関西かんさい
  N2

  Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)

• 関東かんとう
  N2

  Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)

• 関心かんしん
  N3

  concern; interest

• 関せき

  barrier; gate

• 関与かんよ
  N1

  participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

• 玄関げんかん
  N5

  entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; porch; foyer; mud room

• 関節かんせつ
  N1

  joint

• 関税かんぜい
  N1

  customs (duties); duty; tariff

• 相関そうかん
  N1

  correlation; interrelation

• 税関ぜいかん
  N2

  customs; customs house

• 難関なんかん
  N1

  barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

• 大関おおぜき

  ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)

• 関するかんする
  N3

  to concern; to be related

• 関門かんもん
  N1

  barrier; checkpoint; gateway

• 通関つうかん

  customs clearance

• 関知かんち

  (one's) concern; having (something) to do with

• 関取せきとり

  ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions

• 関心事かんしんじ

  matter of concern; matter of interest

• 関脇せきわけ

  wrestler of the third highest rank

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