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関 means 'barrier'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 87   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 169 words   Used in 561 words   Used in 1131 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Kun
   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected
Additional readings
Kun    -ぜき   からくり   かんぬき
Variants
關 (kyujitai)  
Components
⿵  門 gate  关 relation  
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See also
閑 leisure  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 関 is used 19 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 関 is used 543 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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カン : 513 words FIND ALL
か ん け い 0
1. relation; relationship; connection
2. participation; involvement; concern
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せき : 11 words FIND ALL
せ き 1
Most common form: せき
noun, noun (suffix)
1. barrier; gate  (this meaning is restricted to reading せき)
noun
2. seki (in go); mutual life  (usu. セキ)
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からくり : 1 word FIND ALL
の ぞ き か ら く り 4 の ぞ き か ら く り 5
Most common form: 覗き機関
noun
peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
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かかわる : 9 words FIND ALL
か か わ る 3 か か わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be affected; to be influenced
2. to be concerned with; to have to do with
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せき (read as ぜき) : 8 words FIND ALL
お お ぜ き 1
noun
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)  (sumo term)
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かかわる (read as かかわ) : 1 word FIND ALL
か か わ り あ う 5
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
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An additional 閑 less common words include 関 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 467 (originally: 444)  Joy o' Kanji : 444  Key to Kanji: 144 

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関
カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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关
relation
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丷
eight
天
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
門
モン   かど gate   
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