関かん

noun

barrier; checkpoint; gate

Historical term for a checkpoint or barrier station along old roads, used for inspection and control of travelers. Often appears in compound words like 関所 (せきしょ).

See also: 関所

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、街かい道どうに関かんが設もうけられていた。

  In the Edo period, barriers were set up along the highways.

• 「関せき所しょ」の関かんは、通つう行こうを調しらべる場ば所しょを指さす。

  The 関 in 関所 refers to a place where passage was inspected.