JLPT N5 · Verb

掛ける (kakeru)

掛ける (かける, kakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かける
Romaji: kakeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

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) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to make (a call) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to spend (time, money); to expend; to use · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

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.

Tatoeba #224960

ウエートレスはテーブルの上に白いテーブルクロスをかけた。

The waitress spread a white cloth over the table.

Tatoeba #228306

その婦人は真珠のネックレスをかけていた。

The lady wore a necklace of pearls.

Tatoeba #207013

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 掛ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	掛ける	かける kakeru
Polite (~masu)	掛けます	かけます kakemasu
Negative	掛けない	かけない kakenai
Polite negative	掛けません	かけません kakemasen
Past	掛けた	かけた kaketa
Polite past	掛けました	かけました kakemashita
Negative past	掛けなかった	かけなかった kakenakatta
Te-form	掛けて	かけて kakete
Potential	掛けられる	かけられる kakerareru
Passive	掛けられる	かけられる kakerareru
Causative	掛けさせる	かけさせる kakesaseru
Volitional	掛けよう	かけよう kakeyou
Imperative	掛けろ	かけろ kakero
Conditional (~ba)	掛ければ	かければ kakereba

Kanji in 掛ける

掛

hang, suspend, dependカイ・ケイ・か.ける・-か.ける · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 掛ける.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1207610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.