Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 掛かる(かかる) in Japanese

掛かる, 懸かる, 掛る, 懸る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
かかる
Romaji
kakaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to take
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending
    Meaning
    to hang
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to come into view; to arrive
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to come under (a contract, a tax)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to start (engines, motors)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to attend; to deal with; to handle
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, auxiliary verb
    Meaning
    to have started to; to be on the verge of
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to (come) at
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be fastened
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be caught in
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to get a call
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to depend on

Examples of 掛かる, 懸かる, 掛る, 懸る, かかる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
掛かる
Plain Polite
掛かります
Negative
掛からない
Negative Polite
掛かりません

Past

Plain
掛かった
Plain Polite
掛かりました
Negative
掛からなかった
Negative Polite
掛かりませんでした

Te

Plain
掛かって
Plain Polite
掛かりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
掛かられる
Plain Polite
掛かられます
Negative
掛かられない
Negative Polite
掛かられません


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

11 strokes

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

On'Yomi: カイ, ケイ

Kun'Yomi: 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

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JLPT 1

20 strokes

suspend, hang, 10%, install, depend, consult

On'Yomi: ケン, ケ

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.かる

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