NichiDict

かかる

N5
掛かる
掛る懸かる懸る
[kakaru]
Illustration for 掛かる

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)

2.Godan

to hang

3.Godan

to come into view; to arrive

4.Godan

to come under (a contract, a tax)

5.Godan

to start (engines, motors)

6.Godan

to attend; to deal with; to handle

7.GodanAux-verb

to have started to; to be on the verge of

8.Godan

to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover

9.GodanAux-verb

to (come) at

10.Godan

to be fastened

11.Godan

to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)

12.Godan

to be caught in

13.Godan

to get a call

14.Godan

to depend on

15.Godan

to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to

Examples

時間が掛かりすぎた。

It took too much time.

壁に絵が掛かっているよ。

A picture hangs on the wall.

電話が掛かってきました。

I got a phone call.