掛 – hang, suspend, depend

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1027 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 掛 means hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、ケイ (kai, kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (kakeru, kakeru, kake, kake, gake, kakaru, kakaru, gakaru, kakari, gakari, kakari, gakari). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	-か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	か.け	kake
Kun’yomi	-か.け	kake
Kun’yomi	-が.け	gake
Kun’yomi	か.かる	kakaru
Kun’yomi	-か.かる	kakaru
Kun’yomi	-が.かる	gakaru
Kun’yomi	か.かり	kakari
Kun’yomi	-が.かり	gakari
Kun’yomi	かかり	kakari
Kun’yomi	-がかり	gakari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 土・卜・扎.

Words using 掛

掛けるかけるto hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)見掛けるみかけるto (happen to) seeお目に掛かるおめにかかるto meet (someone of higher status)腰掛こしかけseat掛け算かけざんmultiplication腰掛けこしかけseat見掛けみかけoutward appearanceお出掛けおでかけabout to start out切っ掛けきっかけchance腰掛けるこしかけるto sit (down)話し掛けるはなしかけるto address (someone)引っ掛かるひっかかるto be caught in呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to思い掛けないおもいがけないunexpected通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by掛かけcredit仕掛しかけdevice掛けかけcredit心掛けこころがけ(mental) attitude心掛けるこころがけるto keep in mind仕掛けるしかけるto start手掛かりてがかりclue手掛けるてがけるto handle差し掛かるさしかかるto come near (to)

Example sentences

コートをハンガーに掛けておきなさい。

Put your coat on a hanger.

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君が座っている腰掛けのペンキはまだ塗り立てだよ。

The paint on the seat on which you are sitting is still wet.

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子供たちは掛け算を暗記している。

The children are learning the multiplication tables by heart.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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