関与・干与|かんよkan'yo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
関与関与 is the most common written form and the spelling learners should normally choose when writing the word.
干与干与 is a rarely used written variant, so you will seldom encounter it; learners should use 関与 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbparticipation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 関与する（かんよする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 関与します（かんよします） |
| Negative (nai) | 関与しない（かんよしない） |
| polite (masen) | 関与しません（かんよしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 関与せず・関与せぬ（かんよせず・かんよせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 関与した（かんよした） |
| polite (mashita) | 関与しました（かんよしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 関与しなかった（かんよしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 関与しませんでした（かんよしませんでした） |
| Te form | 関与して（かんよして） |
| Potential | 関与できる（かんよできる） |
| Passive | 関与される（かんよされる） |
| Causative | 関与させる（かんよさせる） |
| Causative passive | 関与させられる（かんよさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 関与すれば（かんよすれば） |
| tara | 関与したら（かんよしたら） |
| Volitional | 関与しよう（かんよしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 関与しましょう（かんよしましょう） |
| Imperative | 関与しろ（かんよしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym参加さんかNeutralThe most general word for joining a group or activity, as in 「イベントに参加する」; 「関与」 is about being involved in or connected with something, often events or decisions.
- Synonym参与さんよFormalFormal word for taking part in important undertakings; also a title for advisers or councillors. 「関与」 is broader and covers involvement in ordinary matters.
- Synonym参画さんかくWrittenWritten-style word for taking part in planning policies or projects, as in 「男女共同参画」; more formal than 「参加」. 「関与」 is not limited to the planning stage.
- Related携わるたずさわるNeutralA verb for personally engaging in a line of work, as in 「出版に携わる」. 「関与」 stresses being involved in or connected with something rather than hands-on work.
- Related従事じゅうじWrittenWritten-style word for being engaged in a profession or work, as in 「農業に従事する」. 「関与」 is about being involved in or connected with something.
- Antonym放任ほうにんNeutralLetting things take their own course and leaving them alone, as in 「放任主義」. It is the opposite of 「関与」 on the point of stepping in: here nobody intervenes.
- Antonym不干与WrittenWritten-style term for not interfering in or meddling with other people's affairs; the opposite of the involvement expressed by 「関与」.
Use 「関与」 for being involved in or connected with something, as in 「事件への関与」. For simply joining, choose 「参加」; for hands-on work, 「携わる」; for planning, 「参画」; for a profession, 「従事」. The opposites 「放任」 and 「不干与」 mean leaving things alone.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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