に関して/関する (ni shite suru)

concerning, with regard to (formal usage)

Meaning & usage

に関して means 'regarding' or 'concerning' and introduces the topic being talked about, with a formal tone typical of written or official language. It follows a noun directly, as in 問題に関して. The related form 関する works like a verb modifying a noun, so it attaches to a noun and is followed by another noun, as in 地理に関する知識. The pattern 名詞に関する限り also appears, meaning 'as far as that noun is concerned'.

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