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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 11

係 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

person in charge; connection

On: ケイkei
Kun: かかりkakari かかるkakaru かかずらうkakazurau がかりgakari かかわるkakawaru つなぐtsunagu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

係9 strokes

How to write 係: stroke order

係 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

係 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 係 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 係

The parts 係 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

亻 (人)
person
Radical
系
system; lineage

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 11

光 light; shineOnコウKunひかり、ひかる首 neck; head; chiefOnシュKunくび、こうべ、かしら勝 win; surpassOnショウKunかつ、まさる、がち必 certain; inevitableOnヒツKunかならず係 person in charge; connectionOnケイKunかかり、かかる、かかずらう由 reason; originOnユ、ユウ、ユイKunよし、よる愛 love; affectionOnアイKunまな、いとしい、かなしい都 capital; metropolisOnト、ツKunみやこ、すべて放 release; let goOnホウKunはなす、はなつ、はなれる確 certain; confirmOnカク、コウKunたしか、たしかめる、しかと