1.
relationship, connection
A link or association between people, things, or concepts.
Also used as a suru verb, 〜に関係する (to be involved in, to have to do with): 事件に関係した人, the people involved in the incident.
Common patterns
- 〜と関係がある: to be related to ~
- 〜とは関係ない: to have nothing to do with ~
- 〜に関係なく: regardless of ~
- 〜関係: ~-related; people or work connected with ~ (仕事関係, 出版関係)
Compounds
- 人間関係: personal relationships
- 親子関係: parent-child relationship
- 国際関係: international relations
- 因果関係: cause-and-effect relationship
Watch out
関係ない on its own is blunt ("none of my business"); in polite speech say 関係ありません.
Related Words
Compare:
関連 (relation, connection)
Related:
関与 (involvement)
Compare:
相関 (correlation)
Compare:
連関 (connection)
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関連性 (relevance)