漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
関: connection, barrier
Also: gateway, involve, concerning
- 門gate(meaning)
- 关(sound)
門 carries the meaning · 关 gives the sound
Three readings, and the words that use each
カンkan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 関東かんとうeastern half of Japan
- 関西かんさいsouth-western half of Japan
- 関節かんせつa joint (in the body)
- 関心かんしんinterest, concern
- 玄関げんかんentry hall
- 税関ぜいかんthe customs (at airport)
- 関係するかんけいするbe related
せきseki · kun'yomi · on its own
- 関所せきしょcheckpoint
かかわるkakawaru · kun'yomi
- 関わるかかわるconcern oneself, have to do with
Also read -ぜき, からくり, かんぬき, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)門 door (meaning) + 𢇅 (sound)
The bronze inscription was in the form of 門 (“door”) + 卝 (“locked door; two wooden sticks to lock a door”). 卝 might also serve as a phonetic component.
Source: Wiktionary, 關 (rev. 93531655), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine the grand entrance to a temple or a fortress! Two heavy wooden doors stand ready to swing wide.”
Connections
In ChineseSimplified 关 · traditional 關 · guān
Three different forms: Japanese 関, simplified 关, traditional 關.
- Simplified
- 关 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 關 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin guān most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.