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掛

hang
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカイ、ケイ
Kun reading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
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. hangRtK
    納屋のドアは不注意にも掛け金がはずれたままになっていた。The barn door had been carelessly left unlatched.tatoeba
    蒸米は強く仕掛ける。The steamed rice is fermented strongly.wiki
  2. suspend
  3. depend
  4. arrive at
  5. tax
  6. pour
  1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
  2. to hang
  3. to come into view
  4. to arrive
  5. to come under (a contract, a tax)

Popular Usage

掛ける掛かるお目に掛かる掛け算腰掛け腰掛ける追い掛ける思い掛けない掛け切っ掛け

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · ivy · square jewel · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · magic wand · augury

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 727

Compound words

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)
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)
腰掛けこしかけ
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
掛け算かけざん
multiplication
腰掛けるこしかける
to sit (down)
掛軸かけじく
hanging scroll
掛け布団かけぶとん
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter
掛けかけ
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder
掛け金かけきん
installment; instalment; premium; bill
掛け声かけごえ
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
掛け軸かけじく
hanging scroll
仕掛けしかけ
device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget; trick
見せ掛けみせかけ
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham
仕掛けるしかける
to start; to begin; to commence; to challenge; to pick (a fight)
大掛かりおおがかり
large-scale
足掛かりあしがかり
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
引っ掛けるひっかける
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap
差し掛かるさしかかる
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to approach (e.g. a climax)
取り掛かるとりかかる
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
肘掛ひじかけ
armrest (of a chair)
襷掛たすきがけ
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
鮎掛けあゆかけ
fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
夏掛けなつがけ
summer-use futon
火燵掛こたつがけ
futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame

Kun Reading Examples

長くつき合うには掛けは禁物。かけ
Short accounts make long friends.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は塀に梯子を掛けた。
He placed the ladder against the fence.tatoeba
彼は彼女にはもう二度と話し掛けたくないとまで言った。
He went to the length of saying that he would never speak to her again.tatoeba
彼は度胸を据えて外人に話し掛けた。
He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.tatoeba
彼は聴衆に静かな口調で話し掛けました。
He addressed the audience in a soft voice.tatoeba
だが、ともに両界を掛ける。
However, both are displayed.wiki
弦が掛かる部分で、弦から掛かる弓力を直に受ける。
The part where a string is set and receives direct pressure from a string.wiki
壁にはパブロ・ピカソや竹久夢二などの絵画が掛かる。
On the walls hang paintings of Pablo PICASSO, Yumeji TAKEHISA, and other artists.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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