person in charge; duty; charge
Refers to a person assigned to a specific task or role, or the role itself. Common in workplace and organizational contexts.
See also: 掛かり (かかり)
I was put in charge of accounting.
受付の係はどこですか。
Where is the person in charge of reception?
Linguistics term, almost exclusively used in the phrase 係り結び (kakari-musubi), referring to a classical Japanese grammatical construction where certain particles link to specific sentence-ending forms.
See also: 係り結び
古文の授業で係り結びの法則を習った。
We learned the rule of kakari-musubi in classical Japanese class.
Starting next month, I became the one in charge of cleaning.
Please ask the person in charge if you have any questions.
This year I ended up serving as the person in charge of the school festival.
cashier
attendant; caretaker; person who looks after someone's needs