Meaning of 掛かる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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掛かる, 懸かる, 掛る, 懸るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingかかる
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Romajikakaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
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- to take
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending
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- to hang
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- Parts of speech
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- to come into view; to arrive
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- Parts of speech
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- to come under (a contract, a tax)
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- to start (engines, motors)
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- Parts of speech
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- to attend; to deal with; to handle
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, auxiliary verb
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- to have started to; to be on the verge of
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- Parts of speech
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- to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
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- to (come) at
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- to be fastened
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- to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
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- to be caught in
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- Parts of speech
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- to get a call
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- Parts of speech
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- to depend on
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Example Sentences
掛かる, 懸かる, 掛る, 懸る, かかる used in context
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It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
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歯医者で歯についたたばこのヤニを取ってもらうと、費用はどれくらいかかるでしょう？
About how much does it cost to have a dentist remove cigarette tar from your teeth?
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前髪が、おでこにかからないように髪を上げることをおすすめします。
I recommend putting up your hair so your fringe doesn't get on your forehead.
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クソっ。かかれ！
Start, dammit!
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OK! Bring it on!
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Iced tea had got on my shirt.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
On: カイ, ケイ
Kun: 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
11 strokes
suspend, hang, 10%, install, depend, consult
On: ケン, ケ
Kun: か.ける, か.かる
20 strokes
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