係

• 読み: かかり
• ローマ字: kakari
• 漢字の分解: 係 (kakari/kei) — duty, person in charge, connection
• 発音: /ka.ka.ɾi/

意味

Person in charge; attendant; the one responsible for a specific duty.

A noun used to designate the person assigned to a particular role or task. Extremely common in schools (日直係, 掃除係) and workplaces (受付係, 案内係). Often used as a suffix attached to the duty name. Can also appear in the polite form ご担当の係.

例文

1. 受付の係に聞いてください。
2. 小学校のとき掃除の係だった。
3. 案内係が会場まで案内してくれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, workplace, public facilities

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 係 combines 人 (person) and 系 (connection, tie). It originally meant 'to tie' or 'to be connected to,' and evolved to mean the person tied to or responsible for a particular duty.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal