Kanji 掛: "hang, suspend, depend"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 掛

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 掛かけるto hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail) · to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay
• 掛かかるto take (a resource, e.g. time or money) · to hang
• 仕し掛かけるto start; to begin; to commence · to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from
• 切きっ掛かけchance; start; cue; excuse
• 腰こし掛かけるto sit (down)
• 仕し掛かけdevice; contrivance; mechanism; gadget · trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
• 目め掛がけるto aim at
• 伸のし掛かかるto lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone) · to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
• 掛がかりtaking a quantity (of time, people, etc.) · similar to ...
• 凭もたれ掛かかるto lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline · to rely on (someone); to depend on
• 成なり掛かけるto be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
• 掛かけ声ごえshout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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