係けい累るい

noun

dependents; family members one must support

Refers to people one is responsible for financially or socially, such as children or elderly parents. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

• 彼かれは係けい累るいが多おおくて、生せい活かつが大たい変へんだ。

  He has many dependents, so life is tough.

• 係けい累るいを養やしなうために必ひっ死しに働はたらいている。

  He works desperately to support his dependents.

noun

encumbrances; things that tie one down

Figurative extension: burdens or obligations that restrict one's freedom, not necessarily people. Less common than the literal sense.

• 借しゃっ金きんが係けい累るいとなって、自じ由ゆうに旅りょ行こうできない。

  Debts have become an encumbrance, preventing me from traveling freely.