Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 掛


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Meaning

cost, hang, hook, be connected

Pronunciation


kakari, kakaru/keru

Explanation

From left: hand , (2x earth ), divine (crack in a turtle shell used for divination)

Mnemonic

A hand with an earth mound can divine where it will hang and how much it will cost.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
piled earth(twice earth about each other)
fortune telling(This radical bukunoto is also used in the radical .)
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Vocabulary

仕掛 しかけ device, trick, mechanism, gadget
掛ける かける to put on, to hang, to sit down, to make a phone call
通り掛かる とおりかかる to happen to pass by
追い掛ける おいかける to chase or run after someone/to run down/to pursue
話し掛ける はなしかける to accost a person/to talk (to someone)
見掛ける みかける to (happen to) see/to notice/to catch sight of
見掛け みかけ outward appearance
腰掛ける こしかける to sit (down)
腰掛け こしかけ seat, bench


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