Kanji

介

介

jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, かたし, すけ, たすく, ゆき, よし

Common Readings

カイ

Example sentences

紹介 しょうかい
新しい友人を家族に紹介した。

I introduced my new friend to my family.

肝 きも
新システムの肝となる技術を紹介する。

Introduce the technology that forms the core of the new system.

厄介 やっかい
厄介な問題が起きた。

A troublesome problem arose.

自己紹介 じこしょうかい
クラスのみんなの前で自己紹介をした。

I introduced myself in front of everyone in the class.

はじめに はじめに
はじめに、自己紹介をさせていただきます。

First of all, let me introduce myself.

介入 かいにゅう
政府は市場の混乱を抑えるために介入した。

The government intervened to suppress the market turmoil.

お節介 おせっかい
彼女の行動は、親切というよりはお節介だ。

Her actions are meddling rather than kind.

介す かいす
彼は周囲の批判を全く意に介さない様子だ。

He doesn't seem to care about the criticism around him at all.

一介 いっかい
彼は一介のサラリーマンに過ぎない。

He is nothing more than a mere office worker.

高車駟馬 こうしゃしば
かつては高車駟馬に揺られて登庁した彼も、今では一介の隠居に過ぎない。

He, who once arrived at the office in a grand carriage, is now nothing more than an ordinary retiree.

Example Vocabulary

紹介

しょうかい

introduction

厄介

やっかい

troublesome; nuisance; difficult; dependent

自己紹介

じこしょうかい

self-introduction

介入

かいにゅう

intervention; interference

お節介

おせっかい

meddling; nosy; intrusive

介す

かいす

to mind; to care about; to use as a medium

一介

いっかい

mere; just one; humble

介抱

かいほう

nursing; caring for; looking after

を介して

をかいして

介護

かいご

nursing care; caregiving; to nurse; to care for

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