関かん係けい

か

ん

け

い

関係する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	関かん係けいする	関かん係けいしない
Polite	関かん係けいします	関かん係けいしません
Past polite	関かん係けいしました	関かん係けいしませんでした
Past	関かん係けいした	関かん係けいしなかった
Te-form	関かん係けいして	関かん係けいしないで
Desire	関かん係けいしたい	関かん係けいしたくない
Potential	関かん係けいできる	関かん係けいできない
Passive	関かん係けいされる	関かん係けいされない
Causative	関かん係けいさせる	関かん係けいさせない
Causative passive	関かん係けいさせられる	関かん係けいさせられない
Volitional	関かん係けいしよう
Polite volitional	関かん係けいしましょう
Imperative	関かん係けいしろ	関かん係けいするな
Conditional	関かん係けいすれば	関かん係けいしなければ
Tara conditional	関かん係けいしたら	関かん係けいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

relation; relationship; connection

Broadly used for connections between people, things, or concepts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be related'.

彼かれと私わたしは親しん戚せき関かん係けいにある。
He and I are related by blood.
この二ふたつの事じ件けんは関かん係けいしている。
These two incidents are connected.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

involvement; participation; concern

Used when someone is involved in or has a stake in a matter. Often appears in phrases like 関係がある or 関係する.

私わたしはその計けい画かくに関かん係けいしていない。
I am not involved in that project.
彼かれは事じ件けんに関かん係けいがあるらしい。
He seems to have a connection to the case.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

influence; effect

Refers to the impact or bearing one thing has on another. Common in expressions like 関係する or 関係がある.

天てん候こうは農のう作さく物ぶつに大おおきな関かん係けいがある。
Weather has a big influence on crops.
健けん康こうに関かん係けいする問もん題だいを話はなし合あった。
We discussed issues affecting health.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sexual relations; sexual relationship

Euphemistic use for a sexual relationship. Often used with 持つ or ある.

二人ふたりは関かん係けいを持もっていた。
The two had a sexual relationship.
彼かの女じょとはそういう関かん係けいではない。
I don't have that kind of relationship with her.

noun, used as a suffix

related to; connected to

Suffix attached to nouns to mean 'related to' or 'concerning'. Productive in formal and technical contexts.

環かん境きょう関かん係けいの法ほう律りつが強きょう化かされた。
Laws related to the environment were strengthened.
教きょう育いく関かん係けいの仕し事ごとを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a job in education-related fields.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に関かん係けいするto be related to / concern something
この問もん題だいは環かん境きょうに関かん係けいする。
This issue is related to the environment.
〈事こと〉の関かん係けいでbecause of; due to (a certain matter)
仕し事ごとの関かん係けいで引ひっ越こすことになった。
I ended up moving because of work.
関かん係けいを築きずくto build a relationship
二人ふたりは信しん頼らい関かん係けいを築きずいた。
The two built a relationship of trust.
関かん係けいを絶たつto cut off relations
彼かれはその団だん体たいとの関かん係けいを絶たった。
He cut off his ties with that organization.
〈物もの〉関かん係けいの〈事こと〉work or matters related to ~ (suffix usage)
彼かれはIT関かん係けいの仕し事ごとをしている。
He works in an IT-related field.
〈人ひと〉との関かん係けいが悪あっ化かするone's relationship with someone deteriorates
上じょう司しとの関かん係けいが悪あっ化かした。
My relationship with my boss deteriorated.

Expressions· 8

深ふかい関かん係けいclose relationship; deep connection; deep involvement
関かん係けいないunrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with
関かん係けい各かく位いto whom it may concern
関かん係けいがないunrelated; irrelevant; unconnected
関かん係けいを持もつhave a relationship; have relations

Show 3 more

関かん係けい各かく位い殿どのto whom it may concern
関かん係けい当とう事じ者しゃaffected party; party concerned
関かん係けい当とう事じ者しゃ殿どのTo whom it may concern

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
係person in charge, connection, duty

Related words· 19

関かん連れんN3sense 1
関連 emphasizes a concrete or technical link between things, while 関係 covers a broader range of connections, including personal relationships and involvement.
つながりN2sense 1
繋がり highlights an emotional or physical bond between things, whereas 関係 is more neutral and can describe formal or abstract connections.
間あいだ柄がらN1sense 1
間柄 specifically describes the nature of a relationship between people, such as family or friends, while 関係 is broader and can also apply to things or ideas.
仲なかN3sense 1
仲 refers to the emotional closeness or rapport between people, while 関係 simply states that a connection exists without judging its quality.

Show 15 more

関かかわるN2
関係する is a neutral, factual way to say two things are connected, while 関わる often carries a sense of active involvement or serious consequence.
ちなむ
関係する is a general, everyday word for being related to something, while ちなむ specifically describes a naming or symbolic connection, often used in the pattern 〜にちなんで.
当とう事じ
関係 is the broad, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 当事 narrowly points to direct involvement in the specific matter at issue and appears mainly in formal compounds.
結むすび付つきN1
関係 is a broad, neutral word for any relationship or involvement, while 結び付き stresses a concrete, often meaningful bond that has formed between people or things.
関かかわり
関係 is the general, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 関わり often implies a deeper or more personal involvement.
関かんするN3
関係する is the everyday verb for 'to be related/connected,' while 関する is more formal and mainly used in the fixed pattern 〜に関する/〜に関して.
絡からみ
関係 is a neutral, general word for 'relation' or 'connection', while 絡み suggests a more tangled or troublesome involvement.
縁えんN2
関係 is a neutral, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 縁 adds a nuance of fate or a deeper, karmic bond.
ゆかり
関係 is a general term for relationship or connection, often neutral or formal, whereas ゆかり carries a nuance of cherished or fateful association.
相そう関かんN1
関係 is a broad, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 相関 implies a reciprocal, often statistical, relationship.
連れん関かん
関係 is the general, everyday word for any relationship between people or things, whereas 連関 is a formal term used mainly in academic contexts for structural interconnections.
相そう関かん関かん係けい
関係 is the general, everyday word for any relationship between things, whereas 相関関係 specifically emphasizes that two variables move together in a statistical or scientific sense.
関かん知ち
関係 is a general word for relation or connection, whereas 関知 is a formal term limited to negative statements about one's concern or knowledge.
関かかわり合あうN1
関係する simply means to be connected or related to something, whereas 関わり合う implies getting mutually and often problematically entangled.
関かん与よN1
関係 is a general word for connection or relation, while 関与 specifically emphasizes active or implicated involvement in a matter.

Opposites

無む関かん係けいN1
関係 means 'relation' or 'connection', while 無関係 negates it, meaning 'no relation' or 'unrelated'.

Don't confuse with

関かん心しんN3
関心 means 'interest' in something, while 関係 means an actual relationship or connection; they share the kanji 関 but differ completely in meaning.

Word family· 125

無む関かん係けいN1
unrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with
友ゆう好こう関かん係けいN3
friendly relations; friendship
対たい人じん関かん係けいN1
personal relations; interpersonal relationships
力ちから関かん係けい
power dynamic; balance of power
女おんな関かん係けい
relations with women; involvement with women

Show 5 more

関かん係けい先さき
affiliate; related party; contact
関かん係けい図ず
relationship chart; relationship diagram
関かん係けい式しき
relational expression; relation
関かん係けい性せい
relationship; relation
関かん係けい筋すじ
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties

See all 125 in Explore →

Written forms

関かん係けいUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency word.
カンケイUsage<1%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese word composed of 関 (barrier, connection) and 係 (involvement, person in charge). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'relation' or 'connection'.

関かん係けい

か

ん

け

い

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 200

関係する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	関かん係けいする	関かん係けいしない
Polite	関かん係けいします	関かん係けいしません
Past polite	関かん係けいしました	関かん係けいしませんでした
Past	関かん係けいした	関かん係けいしなかった
Te-form	関かん係けいして	関かん係けいしないで
Desire	関かん係けいしたい	関かん係けいしたくない
Potential	関かん係けいできる	関かん係けいできない
Passive	関かん係けいされる	関かん係けいされない
Causative	関かん係けいさせる	関かん係けいさせない
Causative passive	関かん係けいさせられる	関かん係けいさせられない
Volitional	関かん係けいしよう
Polite volitional	関かん係けいしましょう
Imperative	関かん係けいしろ	関かん係けいするな
Conditional	関かん係けいすれば	関かん係けいしなければ
Tara conditional	関かん係けいしたら	関かん係けいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

relation; relationship; connection

Broadly used for connections between people, things, or concepts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be related'.

彼かれと私わたしは親しん戚せき関かん係けいにある。
He and I are related by blood.
この二ふたつの事じ件けんは関かん係けいしている。
These two incidents are connected.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

involvement; participation; concern

Used when someone is involved in or has a stake in a matter. Often appears in phrases like 関係がある or 関係する.

私わたしはその計けい画かくに関かん係けいしていない。
I am not involved in that project.
彼かれは事じ件けんに関かん係けいがあるらしい。
He seems to have a connection to the case.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

influence; effect

Refers to the impact or bearing one thing has on another. Common in expressions like 関係する or 関係がある.

天てん候こうは農のう作さく物ぶつに大おおきな関かん係けいがある。
Weather has a big influence on crops.
健けん康こうに関かん係けいする問もん題だいを話はなし合あった。
We discussed issues affecting health.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sexual relations; sexual relationship

Euphemistic use for a sexual relationship. Often used with 持つ or ある.

二人ふたりは関かん係けいを持もっていた。
The two had a sexual relationship.
彼かの女じょとはそういう関かん係けいではない。
I don't have that kind of relationship with her.

noun, used as a suffix

related to; connected to

Suffix attached to nouns to mean 'related to' or 'concerning'. Productive in formal and technical contexts.

環かん境きょう関かん係けいの法ほう律りつが強きょう化かされた。
Laws related to the environment were strengthened.
教きょう育いく関かん係けいの仕し事ごとを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a job in education-related fields.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に関かん係けいするto be related to / concern something
この問もん題だいは環かん境きょうに関かん係けいする。
This issue is related to the environment.
〈事こと〉の関かん係けいでbecause of; due to (a certain matter)
仕し事ごとの関かん係けいで引ひっ越こすことになった。
I ended up moving because of work.
関かん係けいを築きずくto build a relationship
二人ふたりは信しん頼らい関かん係けいを築きずいた。
The two built a relationship of trust.
関かん係けいを絶たつto cut off relations
彼かれはその団だん体たいとの関かん係けいを絶たった。
He cut off his ties with that organization.
〈物もの〉関かん係けいの〈事こと〉work or matters related to ~ (suffix usage)
彼かれはIT関かん係けいの仕し事ごとをしている。
He works in an IT-related field.
〈人ひと〉との関かん係けいが悪あっ化かするone's relationship with someone deteriorates
上じょう司しとの関かん係けいが悪あっ化かした。
My relationship with my boss deteriorated.

Expressions· 8

深ふかい関かん係けいclose relationship; deep connection; deep involvement
関かん係けいないunrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with
関かん係けい各かく位いto whom it may concern
関かん係けいがないunrelated; irrelevant; unconnected
関かん係けいを持もつhave a relationship; have relations

Show 3 more

関かん係けい各かく位い殿どのto whom it may concern
関かん係けい当とう事じ者しゃaffected party; party concerned
関かん係けい当とう事じ者しゃ殿どのTo whom it may concern

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
係person in charge, connection, duty

Related words· 19

関かん連れんN3sense 1
関連 emphasizes a concrete or technical link between things, while 関係 covers a broader range of connections, including personal relationships and involvement.
つながりN2sense 1
繋がり highlights an emotional or physical bond between things, whereas 関係 is more neutral and can describe formal or abstract connections.
間あいだ柄がらN1sense 1
間柄 specifically describes the nature of a relationship between people, such as family or friends, while 関係 is broader and can also apply to things or ideas.
仲なかN3sense 1
仲 refers to the emotional closeness or rapport between people, while 関係 simply states that a connection exists without judging its quality.

Show 15 more

関かかわるN2
関係する is a neutral, factual way to say two things are connected, while 関わる often carries a sense of active involvement or serious consequence.
ちなむ
関係する is a general, everyday word for being related to something, while ちなむ specifically describes a naming or symbolic connection, often used in the pattern 〜にちなんで.
当とう事じ
関係 is the broad, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 当事 narrowly points to direct involvement in the specific matter at issue and appears mainly in formal compounds.
結むすび付つきN1
関係 is a broad, neutral word for any relationship or involvement, while 結び付き stresses a concrete, often meaningful bond that has formed between people or things.
関かかわり
関係 is the general, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 関わり often implies a deeper or more personal involvement.
関かんするN3
関係する is the everyday verb for 'to be related/connected,' while 関する is more formal and mainly used in the fixed pattern 〜に関する/〜に関して.
絡からみ
関係 is a neutral, general word for 'relation' or 'connection', while 絡み suggests a more tangled or troublesome involvement.
縁えんN2
関係 is a neutral, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 縁 adds a nuance of fate or a deeper, karmic bond.
ゆかり
関係 is a general term for relationship or connection, often neutral or formal, whereas ゆかり carries a nuance of cherished or fateful association.
相そう関かんN1
関係 is a broad, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 相関 implies a reciprocal, often statistical, relationship.
連れん関かん
関係 is the general, everyday word for any relationship between people or things, whereas 連関 is a formal term used mainly in academic contexts for structural interconnections.
相そう関かん関かん係けい
関係 is the general, everyday word for any relationship between things, whereas 相関関係 specifically emphasizes that two variables move together in a statistical or scientific sense.
関かん知ち
関係 is a general word for relation or connection, whereas 関知 is a formal term limited to negative statements about one's concern or knowledge.
関かかわり合あうN1
関係する simply means to be connected or related to something, whereas 関わり合う implies getting mutually and often problematically entangled.
関かん与よN1
関係 is a general word for connection or relation, while 関与 specifically emphasizes active or implicated involvement in a matter.

Opposites

無む関かん係けいN1
関係 means 'relation' or 'connection', while 無関係 negates it, meaning 'no relation' or 'unrelated'.

Don't confuse with

関かん心しんN3
関心 means 'interest' in something, while 関係 means an actual relationship or connection; they share the kanji 関 but differ completely in meaning.

Word family· 125

無む関かん係けいN1
unrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with
友ゆう好こう関かん係けいN3
friendly relations; friendship
対たい人じん関かん係けいN1
personal relations; interpersonal relationships
力ちから関かん係けい
power dynamic; balance of power
女おんな関かん係けい
relations with women; involvement with women

Show 5 more

関かん係けい先さき
affiliate; related party; contact
関かん係けい図ず
relationship chart; relationship diagram
関かん係けい式しき
relational expression; relation
関かん係けい性せい
relationship; relation
関かん係けい筋すじ
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties

See all 125 in Explore →

Written forms

関かん係けいUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency word.
カンケイUsage<1%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese word composed of 関 (barrier, connection) and 係 (involvement, person in charge). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'relation' or 'connection'.