関わります（かかわります、kaかwarimasu）
- to be involved

The Japanese verb 関わります, read かかわります (kakarimasu), generally means "to be involved," "to be concerned with," "to have to do with," "to relate to," or "to be connected to." It implies a relationship or interaction with something or someone. The meaning shifts slightly depending on the context, but the core idea of connection or involvement remains consistent. It can refer to involvement in an activity, a situation, a person, or a thing. 関わります can suggest a direct or indirect relationship.

⚫︎その問題には、私は関わりません。 Translation: I am not involved in that problem. ⚫︎彼はそのプロジェクトに深く関わっている。 Translation: He is deeply involved in that project. ⚫︎この件には、お金が関わっている。 Translation: Money is involved in this matter.

⚫︎関わります is used to describe various degrees of involvement. It can range from simply being aware of something to actively participating in it. ⚫︎It's a versatile verb and can be used in both formal and informal situations, though the specific phrasing might vary. ⚫︎The particle に (ni) is often used with 関わります to indicate what someone is involved with. For example, 事件に関わります (jiken ni kakarimasu - to be involved in an incident). ⚫︎When expressing the negative, the potential form, or other conjugations of 関わります, the meaning nuances depending on the situation, the level of involvement, and the degree of obligation.

⚫︎The base form is 関わる (kakawaru). ⚫︎The polite form is 関わります (kakarimasu). ⚫︎The verb is typically written in kanji as 関わります. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji to indicate how to pronounce and conjugate the verb) is わ. There are no other ways to write this verb.

⚫︎関係する (kankei suru) - to be related to, to be connected to ⚫︎関係がある (kankei ga aru) - to have a relationship with ⚫︎参加する (sanka suru) - to participate in ⚫︎携わる (携わる) - to be involved, to engage in (more formal) ⚫︎関与する (kanyo suru) - to be involved, to participate (more formal)

⚫︎無関係 (mukankei) - unrelated, irrelevant ⚫︎関係がない (kankei ga nai) - to have no relation ⚫︎無視する (mushi suru) - to ignore ⚫︎避ける (sakeru) - to avoid

私はその計画に関わりたくありません。 ・Translation: I don't want to be involved in that plan. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the negative form たくありません (taku arimasen) of 関わる to express a desire to avoid involvement in a specific plan.

この仕事には多くの人が関わっています。 ・Translation: Many people are involved in this work. ・Explanation: The sentence implies that many people are connected to or working on a particular job. The 関わって form is used.

The word 関わります is composed of the kanji 関 (kan) and the verb stem わる (waru). 関 has meanings related to "connection," "relation," or "involvement." The verb stem わる (waru) denotes the action. Therefore, the word's etymology clearly reflects its meaning of being involved or connected to something.