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掛かる
kakaru
Description
「掛かる」は時間やお金が必要なときによく使います。
"掛かる" is often used when time or money is needed.
また、物が壁にかかっているときや、電話がかかってくるときにも使います。
It is also used when something is hanging on a wall or when a phone call comes in.
Meanings
掛かるkakaru
to take (time), to cost (money)
この仕事は三時間掛かる。
This job takes three hours.
掛かるkakaru
to hang, to be hung on something
壁に絵が掛かっている。
A picture is hanging on the wall.
掛かるkakaru
to come (of a phone call, etc.), to be applied
友だちから電話が掛かってきた。
I got a call from a friend.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
掛かる is intransitive; its transitive pair 掛ける means to hang, spend, or make happen.
- Etymology
Often written in kana as かかる; the kanji 掛 marks the hanging/applying sense.
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