Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1027 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Kunyomi: か.ける -か.ける か.け -か.け -が.け か.かる -か.かる -が.かる か.かり -が.かり かかり -がかり

Onyomi: カイ ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

け算(かけざん)   multiplication

け(こしかけ)   seat, bench

け(しかけ)   device, trick, mechanism

ける(かける)   hang, cover, sit down, pour [v.t.]

ける(でかける)   got out, depart

言いける(いいかける)   begin speaking

ける(こころがける)   bear in mind, aim to

見せける(みせかける)   pretend, feign

かる(かかる)   hang, be locked [v.i.]

(かかり)   charge, duty, post

かり(おやがかり)   dependent on one's parents

Onyomi Examples

ケイリュウ music suspension

Kunyomi Examples

ける かける to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread, to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.), to make (a call), to spend (time, money), to expend, to use, to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto, to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.), to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose, to multiply (arithmetic operation), to secure (e.g. lock), to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else), to bind, to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble, to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold (a play, festival, etc.), to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to apply (insurance), to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words, to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ..., to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)

かけ credit, money owed on an account, bill, hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand, in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done), on the verge of, just about to, hot noodles in broth, wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)

け金 かけきん installment, instalment, premium, bill

打ち うちかけ women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono, ending play for the day, leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

あしかけ leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.), foothold, pedal, indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends

かる かかる to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive, to come under (a contract, a tax), to start (engines, motors), to attend, to deal with, to handle, to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover, to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on

かり かかり starting, engaging, expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go), barb, charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk

係長 かかりちょう subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk

かり かかり starting, engaging, expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go), barb, charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk

係長 かかりちょう subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk