This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カイ、ケイ、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
Romaji: kai, kei, ka.keru, -ka.keru, ka.ke, -ka.ke, -ga.ke, ka.karu, -ka.karu, -ga.karu, ka.kari, -ga.kari, kakari, -gakari
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: かけ
Romaji: kake
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1027
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  gwae
Chinese Reading:  gua4
Unicode:  639b
JIS:  335D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 493
Nelson Index: 1952
New Nelson Index: 2214
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.6
Four Corner Index: 5300.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1083
Gakken Index: 1183
Japanese Names Index: 1321
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12267
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0280
Remembering the kanji Index: 674
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1362
Kodansha Compact Index: 896
Kanji in Context Index: 1477
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 361
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 449
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 681
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 727
Essential Kanji Index: 1143
Kodansha Kanji Index: 596
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1354
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1436

Words

掛け (がけ)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
(がかり)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
手がける (てがける)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with; to rear; to look after
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
掛け声 (かけごえ)
yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)
掛け (かけ)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest; rack; hanger
掛ける (かける)
to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)
仕掛ける (しかける)
to start; to begin; to commence; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
仕掛け (しかけ)
device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget; trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; initiation; set up; laying out; preparation; challenge; attack
切っ掛け (きっかけ、キッカケ)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
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