Today’s Kanji is “係” (kakari); Kanji for “connect”.
Handwritten Kanji “係” (kakari)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “係”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 係 | ケイ かか-る かかり | kei kaka-ru kakari | 9 | 亻 | connect |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “係”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 人間関係に疲れる | にんげんかんけいにつかれる | ningenkankei ni tsukareru | Tired of relationships |
| 図書館の係員 | としょかんのかかりいん | toshokan no kakariin | Library clerk |
| 給食係 | きゅうしょくがかり | kyuushoku gakari | student responsible for school lunch |
