関係

かんけい

relation(ship), connection

Also:participation, influence, sexual relations

What does 関係 mean?

関係 is a Japanese noun meaning relation(ship), connection in English. It can also be translated as participation, influence, sexual relations depending on context. It is written as 関係 in kanji, かんけい in hiragana, and kankei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これとあれはどういう関係があるの。

How is this connected to that?