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Kanji Detail for 掛 - "to hang, to multiply"

掛

  • Meaning

    掛 means "to hang, to multiply." Also associated with to require.

    1. To hang - To catch; to suspend; to dangle. Same as 挂.

    2. To multiply - To do multiplication.

    3. To require - To need time or effort; to spend.

    4. Duty - Assignment; responsibility.

  • Words using 掛

    • 仕掛け しかけ Listen device; contrivance; mechanism
    • 掛け声 かけごえ Listen shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
    • 掛け金 かけきん Listen installment; instalment; premium
    • 掛ける かける Listen to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
    • 大掛かり おおがかり Listen large-scale
    • 掛け かけ Listen credit; money owed on an account; bill
    • 仕掛ける しかける Listen to start; to begin; to commence
    • 掛け軸 かけじく Listen hanging scroll

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    • Verified meaning: to hang, to multiply
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かけ)
    • Also carries these associations: to require

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 掛

    Surnames 掛(かけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hang, suspend; suspense

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To hang. Originally written as 挂. | All attachments are 掛. Such as worrying being 掛念. Also, registering is 掛. Such as registered mail being 掛號.

  • Onyomi

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    kai(カイ) カイ

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

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    ga.karu(が-かる) が-かる

    gakari(がかり) がかり

    gake(がけ) がけ

    ka.ke(かけ) かけ

    ka.keru(か-ける) か-ける

    kaka.ru(か-かる) か-かる

    kakari(かかり) かかり

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to hang to multiply to require assign calculate duty attach suspend hook catch dangle effort fasten hold latch mount multiplication need responsibility secure

Sentences including 掛

  • Let's get down to work.

  • Let's not talk to her.

  • Take your time.

  • Put these pictures up us for wall , please.

  • He hung a picture on the wall.

  • I heard john speak to mr brown.

  • I have other matters on hand.

  • I see you every now and then.

  • Please make sure that the door is locked.

  • There is a picture on the wall.

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