掛

hang, suspend

JLPT N3 11 strokes

Kun'yomi: か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け
On'yomi: カイ・ケイ
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

掛 means "hang, suspend". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カイ・ケイ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

掛 in example sentences

お掛かけください。

O kake kudasai.

Please sit down.
彼かれは上着うわぎを掛かけた。

Kare wa uwagi o kaketa.

He hung up his coat.
今日きょうは出掛でかけるの？

Kyou wa dekakeru no?

Are you going out today?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 掛 mean?: 掛 means "hang, suspend". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 掛 have?: 掛 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 掛 read?: It is read か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カイ・ケイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 掛?: 掛 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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