Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone)

    Usually written using kana alone

    その税は農民に重くのしかかった。
    The tax bore hard on the peasantry.
  2. to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

    Usually written using kana alone

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Kun
の.びるの.ばすの.べるの.す
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
730 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

のぶよぼる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2155deroo
4f38Unicode hex code
1-31-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
403Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
163New Nelson (John Haig)
70New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
51Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1118Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1199Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
741A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
353Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
481Morohashi
1431A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1108Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1095Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
79Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1127Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
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
On
カイケイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1027 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

かけ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5300.0Four corner code
1354deroo
639bUnicode hex code
1-19-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1952Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2214New Nelson (John Haig)
493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
596Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
361Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
449Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
674Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
727Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1183A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1321Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1143Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12267Morohashi
1083A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1464Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1559Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1362Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1436Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
896Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
681Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gua4Pinyin reading
gwaeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level