Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)

    Usually written using kana alone

    明日は英語のテストだろう、だったら今晩は数学の宿題にかかずらわっちゃだめだ。
    You have an English test tomorrow, so don't get bogged down in your math homework tonight.
  2. to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 拘らう【かかずらう】係う【かかずらう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

Kun
かか.わる
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1336 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 49

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Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.28The Kanji Dictionary
5702.0Four corner code
1349deroo
62d8Unicode hex code
1-25-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1881Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2123New Nelson (John Haig)
310New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
654Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
706Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1611A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1448Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11963Morohashi
1249A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1800Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1938Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1350Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1179Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1469Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
873Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
661Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level