Kanji

掛

掛

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, ケイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese 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

Common Readings

かかり, か…かる, か…ける

Example sentences

仕掛ける しかける
彼はライバルに勝負を仕掛けた。

He challenged his rival to a match.

奇襲 きしゅう
敵の不意を突いて奇襲を仕掛けた。

They launched a surprise attack by taking the enemy off guard.

掛ける かける
壁に絵を掛けました。

I hung a picture on the wall.

布団 ふとん
寒いので、もう一枚布団を掛けた。

It was cold, so I put on another futon.

掛かる かかる
駅から家まで歩いて一時間くらい掛かる。

It takes about an hour to walk from the station to my house.

声を掛ける こえをかける
困っている人に声を掛けた。

I spoke to someone who seemed to be in trouble.

腰掛ける こしかける
彼は公園のベンチに腰掛けた。

He sat down on the bench in the park.

窓辺 まどべ
彼女は窓辺に腰掛けて、外を眺めていた。

She sat on the windowsill and looked outside.

仕掛け しかけ
この箱には特別な仕掛けがある。

This box has a special mechanism.

襲い掛かる おそいかかる
熊が突然登山客に襲い掛かった。

A bear suddenly attacked the hiker.

Example Vocabulary

仕掛ける

しかける

to set (a trap); to start; to challenge; to install

掛ける

かける

to hang; to put up

掛かる

かかる

to take (time, money); to hang; to be caught

声を掛ける

こえをかける

to call out to; to speak to

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit down; to take a seat

仕掛け

しかけ

mechanism; device; trick; setup

襲い掛かる

おそいかかる

to pounce on; to attack; to swoop down on

出掛ける

でかける

to go out; to depart; to set out

引っ掛かる

ひっかかる

to get caught; to be trapped; to feel suspicious; to be stuck

掛け声

かけごえ

shout; yell; call; encouragement

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