Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of かかわる – see the following entry.
拘る
[verb] to be in relation to, to be relevant to, to be involved in
[verb] to be involved in a negative way: to meddle, to interfere
[verb] to have a substantial effect on something, to endanger something
[verb] to get hung up on something
Alternative spellings
拘わる, 関わる, 係わる
(This term, かかわる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かかわる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かかわる.)