語感 Dictionary

かかる

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 掛かる

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive

JLPT N5 Common word Genki L10, Intermediate Japanese L1 Also written 掛る、懸かる、懸る

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive

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

  2. Godan verb (-ru)

    to hang
  3. to come into view; to arrive
  4. to come under (a contract, a tax)
  5. to start (engines, motors)
All 15 meanings
  1. to attend; to deal with; to handle

  2. Godan verb (-ru), Auxiliary verb

    to have started to; to be on the verge of

  3. Godan verb (-ru)

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

  4. Godan verb (-ru), Auxiliary verb

    to (come) at

  5. Godan verb (-ru)

    to be fastened
  6. to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
  7. to be caught in
  8. to get a call
  9. to depend on
  10. to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentかかるかかります
Negativeかからないかかりません
Pastかかったかかりました
Past negativeかからなかったかかりませんでした
Te-formかかって
Potentialかかれる
Passiveかかられる
Causativeかからせる
Volitionalかかろう
Imperativeかかれ
Conditional (ば)かかれば
Conditional (たら)かかったら

Example sentences

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