The kanji 携: meaning, readings and stroke order

携

Meaning: carry, take part
On reading: ケイ kei
Kun reading: たずさ（える） tazusaeru、たずさ（わる） tazusawaru
Strokes: 13
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mang theo, tham gia (huề)
Japanese: てにもつ。たずさわる。
Korean: 들고 다니다, 관여하다 (휴)
Chinese: 携带、参与

Readings, words and example sentences

ケイ kei · on reading

携けい帯たい
carrying; mobile (phone)
携けい帯たいの電話で連絡します。
I get in touch by cell phone.

たずさ（える） tazusaeru · kun reading · less common

携たずさえる
to carry with you
地図を 携たずさえて 出発します。
I set off with a map in hand.

たずさ（わる） tazusawaru · kun reading · less common

携たずさわる
to take part in, to work on
研究に 携たずさわって います。
He works on research.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.