Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 と 関かか わりがある to be connected/related to something
It seems this incident is connected to him.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 関かか わりを 持も つ to have an involvement/connection with someone
I don't want to have any involvement with that person.
深ふか い 関かか わり a deep/close involvement
He has a deep involvement in this issue.
関かか わりを 絶た つ to cut off ties/involvement
She cut off her ties with her old friends.
〈 事こと 〉 に 関かか わりがない to have no connection with something
That story has no connection to me.
Kanji 関 connection, barrier, gateway 係 person in charge, connection, duty Related words 関係 is the general, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 関わり often implies a deeper or more personal involvement.
繋がり highlights a link or bond between things or people, whereas 関わり focuses on being involved or relevant to something.
関連 describes a logical or topical connection between facts or ideas, while 関わり centers on personal involvement in a matter.
縁 suggests a fated or emotional bond between people, while 関わり is a more neutral term for involvement or connection.
関わり means 'involvement' in a fairly neutral sense, whereas 絡み adds a nuance of being entangled or caught up in complicated ties.
Written forms 関かか わり Usage 47%
Standard kanji spelling for 'relation, involvement'.
かかわり Usage 53%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended kanji nuance is not important.
係かか わり
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 関わり but still used.
Etymology Noun form of the verb 関わる (かかわる , 'to be involved, to concern'). The kanji 関 means 'barrier, connection'.
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