Japanese

かかる
Meaning: to suffer from (an illness); to fall ill with
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 罹る 罹らない
Polite 罹ります 罹りません
Past 罹った 罹らなかった
Polite + Past 罹りました 罹りませんでした
Te-form 罹って 罹らなくて
Potential 罹れる 罹れない
Passive 罹られる 罹られない
Causative 罹らせる 罹らせない
Causative + Passive 罹らされる 罹らされない
Imperative 罹れ 罹るな

Handwriting

罹
る

Example

He caught the flu and was absent from school.

Usage Notes

Used to describe contracting an illness or misfortune.

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