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Kanji 掛: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 掛: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Key takeaways

Kanji 掛: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

掛
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Meaning

hangsuspenddependarrive attaxpour

On reading

かいけい

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

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 掛

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Kanji structure breakdown

掛

Structure breakdown

扌 + 卦

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your hand (扌) to hang up a wooden tablet with a divination sign (卦) on it. This kanji represents the act of hanging an object or depending (hanging your heart) on something.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

か.ける
  • 掛けかけ

    credit / charge / hanging

  • 切っ掛けきっかけ

    chance / motive / trigger

  • 心掛けこころがけ

    readiness / intention / effort

  • 心掛けるこころがける

    to keep in mind / to aim to do

  • 差し掛かるさしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 仕掛けしかけ

    device / trick / mechanism / set up

  • 仕掛けるしかける

    to start / to set / to challenge

  • 手掛かりてがかり

    clue / hint / lead

Commonly used words

  • 掛け
    かけ

    credit / charge / hanging

  • 切っ掛け
    きっかけ

    chance / motive / trigger

  • 心掛け
    こころがけ

    readiness / intention / effort

  • 心掛ける
    こころがける

    to keep in mind / to aim to do

  • 差し掛かる
    さしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 仕掛け
    しかけ

    device / trick / mechanism / set up

Example sentences

Example 1

この店は掛けで買えますか。

Translation

Can I buy on credit at this store?

Example 2

電話に掛け直してください。

Translation

Please call back again.

Example 3

旅行の切っ掛けは友達の誘いだった。

Translation

The chance to travel came from a friend's invitation.

Example 4

この映画が好きになる切っ掛けは音楽だ。

Translation

The trigger for liking this movie was the music.

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