To Be Involved
To Be Related, To Be Connected
intransitive verb, godan verb
You know that the kanji means related. As a verb, this often means to be involved, to be related, and to be connected. Basically, things that have to do with being related to something else.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Ever heard of the "Kaw Kaw (かか) Crow Gang"? They are bad news, always eating from garbage and squawking "kaw kaw" ... You don't want to be involved with them.
自分が関わる
I'm involved, someone is involved
私が関わる
I'm involved
人が関わる
people are involved
おとなりさんと関わる
to be connected with one's neighbor, to get involved with one's neighbor
社会と関わる
to be involved in society
人と関わる
to get involved with people
命に関わる
endanger one's life, life-threatening
全面的に関わる
to be fully involved
それに関わる
to be involved in it, to be related to it
これは人々の生活に関わる大問題だ。
This is a huge problem related to people's everyday lives.
今まで色々なプロジェクトに関わってきましたが、今回のプロジェクトが一番ワクワクします。
I have been involved in many projects, but this one is the most exciting.
アレルギーは軽く見たらダメだよ。命に関わることもあるんだから！
Allergies are not to be taken lightly. They can be life-threatening!