係(かかり)

かかり
noun
person in charge, attendant
1. person in charge, attendant, clerk
A person responsible for a specific task or area.
受付(うけつけ)係(かかり)に聞(き)いてください。
Please ask the reception clerk.
この件(けん)は田中(たなか)が係(かかり)です。
Tanaka is in charge of this matter.
案内(あんない)係(かかり)が入口(いりぐち)で待(ま)っています。
A guide is waiting at the entrance.
2. duty, role (in a group)
An assigned responsibility, especially in schools or organizations.
私(わたし)は掃除(そうじ)係(かかり)です。
I'm in charge of cleaning.
Common in school/group settings
今日(きょう)の日直(にっちょく)係(かかり)は誰(だれ)ですか。
Who is on class duty today?
Common in Japanese schools
給食(きゅうしょく)係(かかり)は配(くば)り終(お)わったら座(すわ)ってください。
Those on lunch duty, please sit down after you finish serving.

係(かかり) refers to a person responsible for a specific task or the role/duty itself.

COMMON COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 受付(うけつけ)係(かかり) (receptionist)
  • 案内(あんない)係(かかり) (guide, usher)
  • 担当(たんとう)係(かかり) (person in charge)
  • 窓口(まどぐち)係(かかり) (counter staff)

SCHOOL ROLES (common in Japan):

  • 掃除(そうじ)係(かかり) (cleaning duty)
  • 日直(にっちょく)係(かかり) (class monitor for the day)
  • 給食(きゅうしょく)係(かかり) (lunch duty)
  • 黒板(こくばん)係(かかり) (blackboard duty)

ALTERNATIVE READING:

  • 係(かかり) can also be read as 係(がかり) when used as a suffix in some compounds

Related Words

Related: 担当(たんとう) (in charge of)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:41 · Revised 2026.3.25 12:10
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