かかる

Also written 掛かる, 懸かる, 懸る, 掛る

Meanings

  1. Godan verb, Intransitive to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) See also: 時間がかかる (じかんがかかる).
  2. to hang
  3. to come into view; to arrive See also: お目にかかる (おめにかかる).
  4. to come under (a contract, a tax)
  5. to start (engines, motors)
  6. to attend; to deal with; to handle
  7. Godan verb, Auxiliary verb to have started to; to be on the verge of
  8. Godan verb, Intransitive to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
  9. Godan verb, Auxiliary verb to (come) at
  10. Godan verb, Intransitive to be fastened See also: 鍵がかかる (かぎがかかる).
  11. to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
  12. to be caught in See also: 罠にかかる (わなにかかる).
  13. to get a call See also: 電話が掛かる (でんわがかかる).
  14. to depend on
  15. to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to (usu. ~にかかる)

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