Memory phrase for the character: 掛
掛
Meaning
cost, hang, hook, be connected Pronunciation
kakari, ka karu/keru
Explanation From left: hand 扌, 圭 (2x piled earth 土, as in street 街), fortune telling 卜 (here: a wall with a hook for hanging, e.g. a wardrobe)
Mnemonic
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When the hand piles up earth such that you can hang something on it like at a wardrobe, this causes costs. Radicals
扌
hand Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
圭
piled earth twice earth 土 about each other
卜
fortune telling This radical bukunoto is also used in the radical 占.
Vocabulary
仕掛 しかけ
device, trick, mechanism, gadget
377
掛ける かける
to put on, to hang, to sit down, to make a phone call
2917
通り掛かる
とおりかかる
to happen to pass by
5935
追い掛ける
おいかける
to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue
5887
話し掛ける
はなしかける
to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
5547
見掛ける
みかける
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
5394
見掛け みかけ
outward appearance
5393
腰掛ける
こしかける
to sit (down)
5089
腰掛け こしかけ
seat, bench
5088
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