係【かかり】
Frequency rank: 4,768. – 4,771.
- charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerkesp. 係see also 掛かり【かかり】
- connection; linkinglinguisticsesp. 係りsee also 係り結び
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
- connection; linking
This meaning refers to someone's responsibility or role, often in a professional or organizational context. It conveys the idea of accountability for a specific task or function.
This meaning indicates a relationship or association between things, often physical or conceptual connections.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かかり係をするto take chargeかかり係のもの者person in chargeたんとう担当かかり係person in charge (of a specific task)かかりのひと係の人official or clerkかかり係をもつ持つto hold a chargeかかり係をもうける設けるto establish a position of responsibilityかかり係のしごと仕事work related to responsibilitiesかかり係りのひと人the person responsibleかかりいん係員staff member or officialでんわ電話かかり係telephone operatorかんり管理かかり係management officerひょう票のかかり係person in charge of tickets
Example sentences
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She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number.
He is in charge of making arrangements for our trip to Europe.
The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
After she filled out the application, the records clerk told her that the fee was eight dollars.
The receptionist forced me to sign my name on the paper.
Because the store is so small, he has to wear many different hats, from accountant to stock boy.
I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre.
The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.