関係する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 関係する | 関係しない |
| Polite | 関係します | 関係しません |
| Past polite | 関係しました | 関係しませんでした |
| Past | 関係した | 関係しなかった |
| Te-form | 関係して | 関係しないで |
| Desire | 関係したい | 関係したくない |
| Potential | 関係できる | 関係できない |
| Passive | 関係される | 関係されない |
| Causative | 関係させる | 関係させない |
| Causative passive | 関係させられる | 関係させられない |
| Volitional | 関係しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 関係しましょう | |
| Imperative | 関係しろ | 関係するな |
| Conditional | 関係すれば | 関係しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 関係したら | 関係しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
relation; relationship; connection
Broadly used for connections between people, things, or concepts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be related'.
彼と私は親戚関係にある。
He and I are related by blood.
この二つの事件は関係している。
These two incidents are connected.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
involvement; participation; concern
Used when someone is involved in or has a stake in a matter. Often appears in phrases like 関係がある or 関係する.
私はその計画に関係していない。
I am not involved in that project.
彼は事件に関係があるらしい。
He seems to have a connection to the case.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to the impact or bearing one thing has on another. Common in expressions like 関係する or 関係がある.
天候は農作物に大きな関係がある。
Weather has a big influence on crops.
健康に関係する問題を話し合った。
We discussed issues affecting health.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sexual relations; sexual relationship
Euphemistic use for a sexual relationship. Often used with 持つ or ある.
二人は関係を持っていた。
The two had a sexual relationship.
彼女とはそういう関係ではない。
I don't have that kind of relationship with her.
related to; connected to
Suffix attached to nouns to mean 'related to' or 'concerning'. Productive in formal and technical contexts.
環境関係の法律が強化された。
Laws related to the environment were strengthened.
教育関係の仕事を探している。
I'm looking for a job in education-related fields.
This issue is related to the environment.
I ended up moving because of work.
The two built a relationship of trust.
He cut off his ties with that organization.
He works in an IT-related field.
My relationship with my boss deteriorated.
関係 is a broad, neutral word for any relationship or involvement, while 結び付き stresses a concrete, often meaningful bond that has formed between people or things.
関係 is the general, everyday word for a relation or connection, while 関わり often implies a deeper or more personal involvement.
関係する is the everyday verb for 'to be related/connected,' while 関する is more formal and mainly used in the fixed pattern 〜に関する/〜に関して.
関係 is a neutral, general word for 'relation' or 'connection', while 絡み suggests a more tangled or troublesome involvement.
関係 is a neutral, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 縁 adds a nuance of fate or a deeper, karmic bond.
関係 is a general term for relationship or connection, often neutral or formal, whereas ゆかり carries a nuance of cherished or fateful association.
関係 is a broad, everyday word for any relationship or connection, while 相関 implies a reciprocal, often statistical, relationship.
関係 is the general, everyday word for any relationship between people or things, whereas 連関 is a formal term used mainly in academic contexts for structural interconnections.
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.
関係 is a general word for relation or connection, whereas 関知 is a formal term limited to negative statements about one's concern or knowledge.
関係する simply means to be connected or related to something, whereas 関わり合う implies getting mutually and often problematically entangled.
関係 is a general word for connection or relation, while 関与 specifically emphasizes active or implicated involvement in a matter.
personal relations; interpersonal relationships
power dynamic; balance of power
relations with women; involvement with women