This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり、かんぬき
Romaji: kan, seki, -zeki, kaka.waru, karakuri, kannuki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  169
Frequency:  70
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-8-6
Korean Reading:  wan
Chinese Reading:  guan1
Unicode:  95a2
JIS:  3458

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3328
Nelson Index: 4958
New Nelson Index: 6402
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8e6.7
Four Corner Index: 7743.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 444
Gakken Index: 104
Japanese Names Index: 2245
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41297
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0738
Remembering the kanji Index: 2017
Busy People Index: 3.7
Kanji Way Index: 84
Kanji Flashcards Index: 982
Kodansha Compact Index: 1844
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 467
Kanji in Context Index: 446
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2099
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2842
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2036
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2173
Essential Kanji Index: 289
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4129
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3863
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 365
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 614

Words

(ぜき)
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
関連 (かんれん)
relation; connection; relevance
機関 (きかん)
engine; agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body; system; facility; facilities
関東 (かんとう)
Kanto (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
関西 (かんさい、かんせい)
Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)
(せき)
barrier; gate
関係 (かんけい)
relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...
に関する (にかんする)
related to; in relation to
に関して (にかんして)
related to; in relation to
関わる (かかわる)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
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