EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 40
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)

    Usually written using kana alonesee 時間がかかる

    あれだけのコインを収集するのにどれだけの年月がかかりましたか。
    How long did it take you to collect so many coins?
  2. to hang

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. to come into view; to arrive

    Usually written using kana alonesee お目にかかる

  4. to come under (a contract, a tax)

    Usually written using kana alone

  5. to start (engines, motors)

    Usually written using kana alone

  6. to attend; to deal with; to handle

    Usually written using kana alone

  7. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Auxiliary verb

    to have started to; to be on the verge of

    Usually written using kana alone

  8. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover

    Usually written using kana alone

  9. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Auxiliary verb

    to (come) at

    Usually written using kana alone

  10. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be fastened

    Usually written using kana alonesee 鍵がかかる

  11. to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)

    Usually written using kana alone

  12. to be caught in

    Usually written using kana alonesee 罠にかかる

  13. to get a call

    Usually written using kana alonesee 電話が掛かる

  14. to depend on

    Usually written using kana alone

  15. to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to

    Usually written using kana aloneusu. ~にかかる

Also written 掛る【かかる】懸かる【かかる】懸る【かかる】

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Characters in this word

1
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