かかる
Also written 掛かる, 懸かる, 懸る, 掛る
Meanings
- 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).
- to hang
- to come into view; to arrive See also: お目にかかる (おめにかかる).
- to come under (a contract, a tax)
- to start (engines, motors)
- to attend; to deal with; to handle
- Godan verb, Auxiliary verb to have started to; to be on the verge of
- Godan verb, Intransitive to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
- Godan verb, Auxiliary verb to (come) at
- Godan verb, Intransitive to be fastened See also: 鍵がかかる (かぎがかかる).
- to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
- to be caught in See also: 罠にかかる (わなにかかる).
- to get a call See also: 電話が掛かる (でんわがかかる).
- to depend on
- to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to (usu. ~にかかる)
Example sentences
- いつまでかかっても全部を説明するのは無理だ。
It would take forever for me to explain everything. - 何でうまくいかないか君に説明するにはずいぶん時間がかかりそうだ。
It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work. - あなたが駅に着くのにどのくらいかかりますか。
How long does it take to get to the station? - 駅に着くのにどのくらいかかりますか。
How long does it take to get to the station? - どれくらいかかるのかしら。
I wonder how long it's going to take.
Common phrases
- 時間がかかる (じかんがかかる) to take time
- 費用がかかる
- 手間がかかる
- 負担がかかる
- コストがかかる
- 期待がかかる
- お金がかかる
- 負荷がかかる
- 圧力がかかる
- プレッシャーがかかる
- 病気にかかる (びょうきにかかる) to contract a disease
- 歯止めがかかる
- 電話がかかってくる (でんわがかかってくる) to get a phone call
- 拍車がかかる (はくしゃがかかる) to expedite
- 迷惑がかかる
Related forms
- かける to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall) (transitive partner)
Words containing かかる
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