係わる

かかわる · kakawaru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to be involved in

🪝 Etymology: from 懸かる, to hang on; hang onto a matter and you are involved

係わる is closely tied to 懸かる (kakaru, to hang on). The kanji 係 means tie or link, so you are tied to the matter and hanging on to it.