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 aloneColloquialsee 係うsee かかずらう・1

  2. to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)

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

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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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fit, suit, join, 0.1

Kun
あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる
On
ゴウガッカッ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
41 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

あうあんこうごおわい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
2877deroo
5408Unicode hex code
1-25-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
383Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
715New Nelson (John Haig)
2019New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
269Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
270Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
195Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3287Morohashi
121A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
159Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77sakade
135Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
134henshall3
124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
33crowley
271Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
284Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
habKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level