立て掛ける

たてかける

Also written 立てかける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to lean against; to set against

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たて.
• 掛 hang. Read as かける.

Example sentences

• はしごを壁に立てかけなさい。
  Stand the ladder against the wall.
• はしごを塀に立てかけてください。
  Place the ladder against the wall.
• 彼は自転車を壁に立てかけた。
  He propped his bike against the wall.
• 父は木にはしごを立てかけた。
  My father put a ladder against the tree.

Common phrases

• 壁に立てかける

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