person in charge; official in charge
Refers to the specific person responsible for a task, desk, or area. Common in workplace and service contexts.
Excuse me, who is the person in charge of this matter?
Please ask the person in charge.
Standard modern spelling.
Rare variant; 掛 is an older or less common kanji for this meaning. 係の人 is strongly preferred in modern Japanese.
Compound of 係 (かかり, 'person in charge') + の (possessive particle) + 人 (ひと, 'person'). The kanji 係 is standard for this meaning; 掛 is an older variant.