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係 = 亻 + 系
係 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “person in charge”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 系 (lineage). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1493.
- Keyword
- person in charge
- RTK frame
- 1493
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かか.る, かかり, -がかり, かか.わる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- лицо, ответственное
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 係 bind
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 係 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “lineage”. 係 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 係 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.