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Kanji: 関

KANJI
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
せき
かかわる
からくり
かんぬき
 ON 音 
カン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
もん
Meaning:
Connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 70 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(げんかん)
entry hall
N4
(かんけい)
relationship
N3
(かんしん)
concern, interest
N3
(かん)する
to concern, to be related
N3
(かんれん)
relation, connection, relevance
N3
(きかん)
organ, mechanism, facility, engine
N2
西(かんさい)
west-central Japan region
N2
(かんとう)
eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo
N2
(きかんしゃ)
locomotive, engine
N2
(こうつうきかん)
transportation facilities
N2
(ぜいかん)
customs house
N1
(かんぜい)
customs, duty, tariff
N1
(かんよ)
participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
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