かける (kakeru)

Meaning

  1. to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)
  2. to let hang
  3. to suspend (from)
  4. to hoist (e.g. sail)

All JLPT 3 grammar : 掛ける(かける, kakeru), to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag), [Ichidan verb, Transitive verb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
身命をかけて職務を実践し、すべての警察官の心に火をともしてくれました。He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.
王手をかけられたほうは、玉を逃げるなどの方法で王手を防がねばなりません。The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
こんなに上手に英語で手紙を書けるのにどうして話せないの?Why is it you can write a letter in English this well, but can’t speak in it?
赤いドレスの女は、黒服の男を無視して、ケイタイで友達にかけた。The woman in a red dress ignored the black-clothed man and called a friend on her mobile.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
実践jissenpractice; putting into practice; implementation
職務shokumuprofessional duties
inochilife, life force
mibody, oneself
警察keisatsupolice
kokoromind, heart, spirit
もしmoshiif, in case
hifire, flame
houdirection, way, side
houlaw, act, principle
方法houhoumethod, way, manner
逃げるnigeruto escape, to run away
tehand
golanguage
kamiperson of high rank, government
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
どうしてdoushitewhy, for what reason
英語eigoEnglish
hanashitalk, speech, chat
上手jouzuskill, skillful
kamipaper
手紙tegamiletter
無視mushidisregarding, ignoring
tomofriend, companion
fukuclothes
onnafemale, woman
otokoman, male
友達tomodachifriend, companion

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ひ, -び, ほ-fire
シンこころ, -ごころheart, mind
ジツ,シツみ, みの.る, まことreality, truth
カンbureaucrat, organ
ケイいまし.めるadmonish, commandment
メイ,ミョウいのちfate, destiny, life
つと.めるtask, duties
サツguess, presume
シンsomebody, person
ショク,ソクpost, employment
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
ホウ,ハッ,ホッ,フランのりmethod, law, rule
オウ,-ノウking, rule, magnate
トウに.げる, に.がす, のが.すescape, flee, evade
かた.る, かた.らうword, speech, language
ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ, -うえ, うわ-above, up
ショか.く, -が.き, -がきwrite
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
エイはなぶさEngland, hero
かみpaper
ダン,ナンおとこ, おmale
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ユウともfriend
フクclothing, obey
コクくろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.いblack
ム,ブな.いnothingness, none
セキ,シャクあか, あか-, あか.いred
タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive

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