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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: 扌 卦

掛

Radical

Radical: 手

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

⺘

Examples

Examples with audio

掛け算(かけざん)   multiplication

腰掛け(こしかけ)   seat, bench

仕掛け(しかけ)   device, trick, mechanism

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

出掛ける(でかける)   got out, depart

言い掛ける(いいかける)   begin speaking

心掛ける(こころがける)   bear in mind, aim to

見せ掛ける(みせかける)   pretend, feign

掛かる(かかる)   hang, be locked [v.i.]

掛(かかり)   charge, duty, post

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

Onyomi Examples

掛留 (ケイリュウ) music suspension

Kunyomi Examples

掛ける (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)

掛け (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)

掛け金 (かけきん) installment, instalment, premium, bill

切っ掛け (きっかけ) chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion

打ち掛け (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)

掛かる (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, to begin (a task), to set about (doing), to get down to

掛かり (かかり) starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk

係員 (かかりいん) person in charge, official, attendant

掛かり (かかり) starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk

係員 (かかりいん) person in charge, official, attendant

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