相そう関かん関かん係けい

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Meanings

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correlation; interrelation

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A formal, often academic term for a mutual relationship where two things affect each other. Used in statistics, science, and social analysis.

喫きつ煙えんと肺はいがんの間あいだには相そう関かん関かん係けいがある。
There is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
このデータからは、両りょう者しゃの相そう関かん関かん係けいは認みとめられない。
From this data, no correlation between the two can be observed.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉と〈事こと〉の間あいだに相そう関かん関かん係けいがあるthere is a correlation between A and B
喫きつ煙えんと肺はいがんの間あいだには相そう関かん関かん係けいがある。
There is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
相そう関かん関かん係けいを示しめすto show/demonstrate a correlation
このデータは二ふたつの要よう因いんの間あいだに強つよい相そう関かん関かん係けいを示しめしている。
This data shows a strong correlation between the two factors.
相そう関かん関かん係けいがないthere is no correlation
気き温おんと売うり上あげには相そう関かん関かん係けいがない。
There is no correlation between temperature and sales.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
関connection, barrier, gateway
係person in charge, connection, duty

Related words

関かん連れんN3
関連 is a broad, everyday word for a connection between things, while 相関関係 is a more technical term specifically for a mutual, measurable correlation.
関かん係けいN4
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.

Don't confuse with

因いん果が関かん係けい
因果関係 means a direct cause-and-effect link, while 相関関係 only means two things vary together without necessarily one causing the other.

Built from

相そう関かん+関かん係けい

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 相関 (mutual relation) and 関係 (relation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is well-established in modern academic Japanese.