Memory phrase for the Kanji: 掛

掛

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Meaning cost, hang, hook, be connected

Pronunciation


kakari, kakaru/keru

Explanation

From left: hand 扌, 圭 (2x earth 土), divine 卜 (crack in a turtle shell used for divination)

Mnemonic
 
A hand with an earth mound can divine where it will hang and how much it will cost.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
圭 piled earthtwice earth 土 about each other
卜 fortune tellingThis radical bukunoto is also used in the radical 占.
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 Vocabulary

仕掛 しかけ  device, trick, mechanism, gadget
掛ける かける  to put on, to hang, to sit down, to make a phone call
通り掛かる とおりかかる  to happen to pass by
追い掛ける おいかける  to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue
話し掛ける はなしかける  to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
見掛ける みかける  to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
見掛け みかけ  outward appearance
腰掛ける こしかける  to sit (down)
腰掛け こしかけ  seat, bench

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