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掛 · hang, suspend

掛 is a kanji meaning hang, suspend, depend, arrive at. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カイkai
  • ケイkei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かけるkakeru
  • -かける-kakeru
  • かけkake
  • -かけ-kake
  • -がけ-gake
  • かかるkakaru
  • -かかる-kakaru
  • -がかる-gakaru
  • かかりkakari
  • -がかり-gakari
  • かかりkakari
  • -がかり-gakari

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 掛 · 22 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 掛
WordReadingMeaningLevel
掛けるかけるto put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)N5
お目に掛かるおめにかかるmeet ~, see ~N3
見掛けるみかけるto (happen to see), to notice, to catch sight ofN3
お出掛けおでかけoutingN2
掛け算かけざんmultiplicationN2
腰掛けこしかけseat, benchN2
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More words that use 掛
WordReadingMeaningLevel
腰掛けるこしかけるto sit (down)N2
通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass byN2
話し掛けるはなしかけるto accost a person, to talk (to someone)N2
引っ掛かるひっかかるto be caught in, to be stuck inN2
見掛けみかけoutward appearanceN2
呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appealN2
心掛けこころがけreadiness, intention, aimN1
心掛けるこころがけるto bear in mind, to aim to doN1
差し掛かるさしかかるto come near to, to approachN1
仕掛けしかけdevice, trick, mechanismN1
仕掛けるしかけるto lay, to set, to wageN1
掛~かけcreditN1
~掛けかけrack, hangerN1
手掛かりてがかりhint, clue, keyN1
手掛けるてがけるto handle, to manage, to work withN1
寄り掛かるよりかかるto lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely onN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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