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関係 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Relationship

Most common Japanese version

 guān xì
 kan kei
Relationship Scroll

The dictionary definition is:
relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, related to, connected to, or as a suffix to sexual it can mean sexual relations or relationship.

But there's more to it...

In Japan, the relationship that you have with certain people can open doors for you. Having this relationship with someone also means they would never rip you off but instead are honor-bound to treat you fairly.


See our Chinese Guanxi entry for more information. This term is used in very similar ways in China, Japan, and Korea.

Guanxi

The Chinese Concept of Relationship and Exchange of Favors

 guān xì
 kankei
Guanxi Scroll

The dictionary definition is:
Relations/relationship, to concern, to affect, to have to do with, or connection.

But there's more to it...

In China, the relationship that you have with certain people can open doors for you. Having guanxi with someone also means they would never defraud you but are honor-bound to treat you fairly (of course, this goes both ways). Sometimes it is suggested that guanxi is the exchange of favors. 關繫 / 関繫 / 關係 is more about having a relationship that allows you to ask for and expect favors without shame.

There is no concept in western culture that exactly matches guanxi, but perhaps having a social or professional network is similar.

Note that there are some variations common within Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja for this word...

関Japanese tend to use a Chinese alternate form as shown to the right for
the first character.

關There's also another alternate form of that first character (currently used as the official Simplified form in mainland China) which looks like the character shown to the right. It's basically the central radical of the alternate version shown above but without the “door radical” around it. In more free-flowing calligraphy styles, this version would be the likely choice for a calligrapher.

係In Modern Japanese, they use the character shown to the right.
They also tend to use this same form in Korean Hanja (I've only checked this word in my Korean dictionary, but it has not been confirmed by a translator's review).

系If that was not confusing enough, there is another alternate form of that second character. See right.

An Asian calligrapher of any nationality may use these forms at their discretion. However, They would tend to stick to the most common form used in their respective languages.

If you have any preference on any of these issues, please give us a special note with your order, and we'll make sure it's done the way you want.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 関係 search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

関係

see styles
 kankei / kanke
    かんけい

More info & calligraphy:

Relationship
(n,vs,vi) (1) relation; relationship; connection; (n,vs,vi) (2) participation; involvement; concern; (n,vs,vi) (3) influence; effect; (n,vs,vi) (4) sexual relations; sexual relationship; (suffix noun) (5) related to; connected to; (surname) Riezon

力関係

see styles
 chikarakankei / chikarakanke
    ちからかんけい
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

女関係

see styles
 onnakankei / onnakanke
    おんなかんけい
relations with women

無関係

see styles
 mukankei / mukanke
    むかんけい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unrelated

関係先

see styles
 kankeisaki / kankesaki
    かんけいさき
affiliate; related party

関係図

see styles
 kankeizu / kankezu
    かんけいず
(See 相関図・2) relationship chart

関係式

see styles
 kankeishiki / kankeshiki
    かんけいしき
{math} relational expression

関係性

see styles
 kankeisei / kankese
    かんけいせい
relationship; relation

関係筋

see styles
 kankeisuji / kankesuji
    かんけいすじ
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties

関係節

see styles
 kankeisetsu / kankesetsu
    かんけいせつ
{gramm} relative clause

関係者

see styles
 kankeisha / kankesha
    かんけいしゃ
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

関係詞

see styles
 kankeishi / kankeshi
    かんけいし
{gramm} relative

関係調

see styles
 kankeichou / kankecho
    かんけいちょう
{music} relative key

三角関係

see styles
 sankakukankei / sankakukanke
    さんかくかんけい
love triangle; eternal triangle

上下関係

see styles
 jougekankei / jogekanke
    じょうげかんけい
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

両国関係

see styles
 ryoukokukankei / ryokokukanke
    りょうこくかんけい
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries

両岸関係

see styles
 ryougankankei / ryogankanke
    りょうがんかんけい
cross-strait relations; relations between mainland China and Taiwan

主従関係

see styles
 shujuukankei / shujukanke
    しゅじゅうかんけい
(1) the relation of master to servant; homage; (2) {comp} master-slave relationship

事実関係

see styles
 jijitsukankei / jijitsukanke
    じじつかんけい
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)

互恵関係

see styles
 gokeikankei / gokekanke
    ごけいかんけい
reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties

交友関係

see styles
 kouyuukankei / koyukanke
    こうゆうかんけい
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

人間関係

see styles
 ningenkankei / ningenkanke
    にんげんかんけい
human relations; personal relationships

依存関係

see styles
 izonkankei / izonkanke
    いぞんかんけい
dependence (relationship); dependency (relationship)

信頼関係

see styles
 shinraikankei / shinraikanke
    しんらいかんけい
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

偏向関係

see styles
 henkoukankei / henkokanke
    へんこうかんけい
{comp} bias relation

共犯関係

see styles
 kyouhankankei / kyohankanke
    きょうはんかんけい
complicity (in a crime); collusion

内縁関係

see styles
 naienkankei / naienkanke
    ないえんかんけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage

利害関係

see styles
 rigaikankei / rigaikanke
    りがいかんけい
interests; stake

前後関係

see styles
 zengokankei / zengokanke
    ぜんごかんけい
context (of a passage)

勢力関係

see styles
 seiryokukankei / seryokukanke
    せいりょくかんけい
power relations; balance of power (between)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Relationship關繫 / 関繫 / 關係
関係
kan kei / kankeiguān xì / guan1 xi4 / guan xi / guanxikuan hsi / kuanhsi
Guanxi關繫 / 関繫 / 關係
关系 / 関係
kankeiguān xì / guan1 xi4 / guan xi / guanxikuan hsi / kuanhsi
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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