# 関 — connection; barrier

関 means “connection; barrier”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: せき (seki), かか(わる) (kakawaru). You'll see it in words such as 関 (seki, “barrier; gate”).

- Meaning: connection; barrier
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: せき (seki), かか(わる) (kakawaru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 1

## How to remember 関

Heaven (天) waits behind the gate (門): a barrier that connects two lands.

Parts: 門 gate · 天 heaven

## Words with 関

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 関 | せき (seki) | barrier; gate |
| 関する | かんする (kansuru) | to concern; to be related |
| 関わる | かかわる (kakawaru) | to be involved; to get involved |

## Don't confuse it with

[圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [頬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[連](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/link/) · [対](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/versus/) · [相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/) · [協](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cooperate/) · [支](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/support/) · [結](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tie/)

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