# 携 — carry along; portable

携 means “carry along; portable”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: たずさ(える) (tazusaeru). You'll see it in words such as 携わる (tazusawaru, “to engage in; to participate in”).

- Meaning: carry along; portable
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: たずさ(える) (tazusaeru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 3

## How to remember 携

Parts: 扌 hand · 隹 bird · 丿 slash

## Words with 携

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 携わる | たずさわる (tazusawaru) | to engage in; to participate in |
| 携える | たずさえる (tazusaeru) | to carry in one's hand; to carry with one |

## Don't confuse it with

[推](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/infer/)

## More in the “Hands at work 3” set

[携](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carry-along/) · [掛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang/) · [裂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rip/) · [排](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/expel/) · [扱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/handle/) · [貫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pierce-through/) · [飾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/decorate/) · [敷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spread-out/)

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