# 係 — person in charge; relate to

係 means “person in charge; relate to”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: かかり (kakari), かか(わる) (kakawaru). You'll see it in words such as 係 (kakari, “person in charge; duty”).

- Meaning: person in charge; relate to
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: かかり (kakari), かか(わる) (kakawaru)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 2

## How to remember 係

A person (亻) tied to a lineage (系): the one in charge.

Sounds like 系: both read ケイ.

Parts: 亻 person · 系 lineage

## Words with 係

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 係 | かかり (kakari) | person in charge; duty |
| 係わる | かかわる (kakawaru) | to be involved; to get involved |

## Don't confuse it with

[系](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lineage/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/) · [孫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/) · [糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/)

## More in the “Links & order 2” set

[共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/) · [交](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mix/) · [反](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/against/) · [組](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/team/) · [次](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/next/) · [係](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/person-in-charge/)

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