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関係

かんけい

relation(ship)

Mnemonic

Can かん you see the key けい that connects him to any of it? There is not one. He is nowhere on that line: かんけい.

Worth knowing

関係ない is one of the most common phrases going: 'nothing to do with me'.

Built from

connection, barrier
門 a gate with the bar shape inside it, what joins one side to the other.
connection, person in charge
亻 person + 系 thread, line

Words sharing these kanji

to involve, to concern

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