The kanji 該 generally means "that," "the said," "the aforementioned," or "relevant." It often indicates a specific item, issue, or person that is being discussed or referred to. It emphasizes the importance or relevance of the subject being pointed out.

・On-yomi (音読み): ガイ (gai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the character is mainly used in compound words.

⚫︎該当 (gaitō) Translation: applicable; relevant; corresponding; equivalent ⚫︎当該 (tōgai) Translation: the said; the subject in question; the relevant ⚫︎該… (gai...) - used to begin a sentence, similar to "the" or "that" Translation: The... (followed by a noun)

The kanji 該 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side, 言 (gen) or 語 (go), provides the semantic component, indicating that the character relates to speech or language. The right side, 亥 (gai), provides the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation.