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掛

Kanji meanings and readings

掛

N3

hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour

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
Radical
手
Illustration of お出掛け
N2

おでかけ

about to start out; just about to leave or go out

Illustration of お目に掛かる
N3

おめにかかる

to meet (someone of higher status)

Illustration of 仕掛け
N1

しかけ

device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge

Illustration of 仕掛ける
N1

しかける

to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge

Illustration of 呼び掛ける
N2

よびかける

to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal

Illustration of 寄り掛かる
N1

よりかかる

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on

Illustration of 差し掛かる
N1

さしかかる

to come near to; to approach

Illustration of 引っ掛かる
N2

ひっかかる

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated

Illustration of 引っ掛ける
N1

ひっかける

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare

Illustration of 心掛け
N1

こころがけ

readiness; intention; aim

Illustration of 心掛ける
N1

こころがける

to bear in mind; to aim to do

Illustration of 手掛かり
N1

てがかり

contact; trail; scent; on hand; hand hold; clue; key

Illustration of 手掛ける
N1

てがける

to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with

Illustration of 掛け
N1

かけ

credit

Illustration of 掛け算
N2

かけざん

multiplication

Illustration of 腰掛け
N2

こしかけ

seat; bench

Illustration of 腰掛ける
N2

こしかける

to sit (down)

Illustration of 見掛け
N2

みかけ

outward appearance

Illustration of 見掛ける
N1

みかける

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

Illustration of 話し掛ける
N2

はなしかける

to accost a person; to talk (to someone)

Illustration of 追い掛ける
N2

おいかける

to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue

Illustration of 通り掛かる
N2

とおりかかる

to happen to pass by