掛 — hang, suspend, depend

かけ掛 hang

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+639B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1027 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #727 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

hang
suspend
depend
arrive at
tax
pour

word

か・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

掛(か) け kake credit 掛(か) ける kakeru to hang 掛(か) かる kakaru to hang 仕(し) 掛(か) ける shikakeru to set up 仕(し) 掛(か) け shikake device 出(で) 掛(か) ける dekakeru to go out 手(て) 掛(が) ける tegakeru to handle

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

扌 hand (left form)

卦 divination sign

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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掛 — hang, suspend, depend

Meanings

word

か・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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掛 — hang, suspend, depend

Meanings

word

か ・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

か・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).