Kanji

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect

Kunyomi: つな.ぐ かか.る か.ける

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: silk

Examples

Onyomi Examples

係争 ケイソウ dispute, contention, conflict, controversy

係留 ケイリュウ mooring, anchorage

連係 レンケイ connection, linking, linkage, link

Kunyomi Examples

つなぐ to connect, to link together, to tie, to fasten, to restrain, to maintain, to preserve, to keep, to transfer (phone call), to put a person through, to hedge, to buy or sell forward