掛
掛·hang, apply, take (time or money)
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- かけるかかるかかり
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛ける | かける | to hang, to put on, to apply |
| 掛かる | かかる | to take (time or money), to hang |
| 掛け算 | かけざん | multiplication |
| 掛け布団 | かけぶとん | duvet, top futon |
Example sentences
壁に絵を掛けました。
かべにえをかけました。
I hung a picture on the wall.
駅まで三十分ぐらい掛かります。
えきまでさんじゅっぷんぐらいかかります。
It takes about thirty minutes to the station.
学校で掛け算を習っています。
がっこうでかけざんをならっています。
We're learning multiplication at school.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 掛卦卦 (divination sign) is the right half of 掛; 掛 adds the hand radical 扌.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 掛ける (transitive: you hang it) with 掛かる (intransitive: it hangs / it takes time)
- Over-using the kanji — in everyday writing 時間がかかる and 電話をかける are usually written in kana
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand (扌) next to two stacked 土 and a 卜 — hooks on a wall, with your hand hanging things on them.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- お目に掛かるおめにかかるto meet (humble), to have the honour of meeting
- 掛かるかかるto take (time, money); to hang, to be suspended
- 掛けるかけるto hang, to put on, to make (a call)
- 掛け布団かけぶとんcomforter, duvet, top futon
- 呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to, to address (a crowd), to appeal to people to do something
- 腰掛けるこしかけるto sit down (on a chair, bench or step)
- 追い掛けるおいかけるto chase, to run after, to pursue
- 通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by, to come along (by chance)
- 見掛けみかけoutward appearance, looks
- 引っ掛かるひっかかるto get caught on, to be stuck; to be taken in, to bother one
- 出掛けるでかけるto go out, to set out, to depart, to be on one's way out
- お出掛けおでかけgoing out, an outing; (polite) about to go out
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