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掛ける
かける
N5
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
usually kana
Meanings
1
to put on (e.g., glasses)
2
to hang (e.g., on a wall)
3
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)
4
to let hang
5
to suspend (from)
6
to put on (e.g. a blanket)
7
to put on top of
8
to cover
Example sentence
眼鏡を掛けて新聞を読みます。
めがねを かけて しんぶんを よみます。
I put on my glasses and read the newspaper.
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Kanji in this word
掛
Hang, Suspend, Depend
11 strokes
More words with
掛
手掛かり
てがかり ·
hint
N1
仕掛け
しかけ ·
device
呼び掛ける
よびかける ·
to call out to
N2
掛け
かけ ·
credit
~掛け
~かけ ·
rack
N1
Full entry on Jisho
話し掛ける
はなしかける ·
to accost a person
N2
見せ掛け
みせかけ ·
seeming
掛け算
かけざん ·
multiplication
N2
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