係・係り|かかりkakari[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncharge; duty; person in charge; official; clerkesp. 係
   今いま、誰だれか係かかりの者ものを差し向さしむけます。↗

   I'll send someone up to help you now.
2. noun, linguisticsconnection; linkingesp. 係り

• Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralA bond or tie formed between things, as in 「地域との結びつき」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• RelatedつながりNeutralA tie or bond between people or things, as in 「人と人のつながり」; 「係」 is a person in charge.
• Related関係かんけいNeutralThe broadest word for relations or connections; 「係」 usually means the post or person in charge of a task.
• Related連係れんけいNeutralCoordinated linkage between two or more parties, as in 「連係プレー」; 「係」 is mostly heard as a duty or post rather than in its rarer linking sense.
• RelatedコネクションNeutralA loanword for personal connections or contacts that help you get ahead; 「係」 is a person in charge.
• Related関連かんれんNeutralRelevance or association, tending toward written prose, as in 「関連商品」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Related連関れんかんWrittenWritten prose for mutual interconnection; in everyday speech say 「関連」.
• Related因縁いんねんNeutralFate or karmic destiny, and also a pretext for picking a quarrel; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Related縁故えんこNeutralKinship or personal ties, as in 「縁故採用」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Related間柄あいだがらNeutralThe relationship between people, as in 「親子の間柄」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Related仲なかNeutralHow well people get along, as in 「仲がいい」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• RelatedコネCasualColloquial: connections or pull used to get ahead through the back door; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Related関わりかかわりNeutralInvolvement or connection with something, as in 「事件との関わり」; 「係」 is a post or person in charge of a specific task.
• RelatedゆかりNeutralA bond or affinity with a person or place, as in 「ゆかりの地」; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• RelatedリレーションNeutralA loanword for relations, seen mostly in 「パブリックリレーション」; in daily speech say 「関係」.
• Related関連性かんれんせいNeutralThe degree to which things are related or relevant; 「係」 is a duty or post.
• Antonym無関係むかんけいNeutralOpposite of 「係」 in its linking sense: having no relation whatsoever.

Use 「係」 for a post or person in charge of a specific task, as in 「受付係」. For general relations use 「関係」, for involvement 「関わり」, for human bonds 「繋がり」, and for contacts that open doors 「コネ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （かかり）特定とくていの仕事しごとを受け持うけもつ役やく。また、その人ひと。
2. （かかり）助詞じょしが下したの語句ごくに影響えいきょうを及およぼすはたらき。