control, wedge
On'yomi (音読み)
- カツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くさび
About this kanji
The kanji 轄 primarily means control or a wedge and is usually used in the context of nouns. It often appears in compounds relating to authority and governance. For instance, 管轄 (かんかつ) means jurisdiction, indicating the area someone in charge oversees. 直轄 (ちょっかつ) refers to direct control, showing no intermediary authority is present. 所轄 (しょかつ) also means jurisdiction but can imply a specific location or department. A key usage note is that while it's not commonly used in everyday conversation, you will find it in legal and administrative contexts, making it valuable for understanding more formal Japanese settings.
Example sentences
この地区では警察が轄を持つ。
The police have jurisdiction in this area.
Meanings across languages
- English
- control, wedge
- Tiếng Việt
- kiểm soát, wedge
- 日本語
- 管轄, 楔
- 한국어
- 통제하다, 좁아지다
- 中文
- 控制, 楔子
- id
- pengendalian
- th
- การควบคุม
- es
- control
- fr
- contrôle
- de
- Kontrolle
- pt
- controle
Common compounds
- 管轄かんかつjurisdiction, control
- 直轄ちょっかつdirect control, direct supervision
- 所轄しょかつjurisdiction
- 分轄ぶんかつseparate jurisdiction
- 総轄そうかつbeing in general control of
- 車轄しゃかつlinchpin
- 兼轄けんかつconcurrent jurisdiction (esp. of an embassy serving neighboring countries), concurrent accreditation
- 直轄地ちょっかつちarea under direct control (of the shogun)
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