JapanLingo

関係かんけい

kankei

relationship

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 関係 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “relationship” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

douryou to yoi kankei o tsukuritai desu.

I want to build good relationships with my coworkers.

Example 2

kono mondai wa watashi no shigoto to wa kankei ga nai you desu.

This problem does not seem to have anything to do with my job.