かける

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かける – see the following entries.

【掛ける】

[verb] (transitive) to hang (a picture, etc.), to hoist, to raise (a flag), to fly (a kite)

[verb] (transitive) to multiply

[verb] to sit (on a chair or bench, but not on the floor)

[verb] to speak, to give (an order etc.), to call out, to call on the telephone

[verb] to pour onto, to shake onto, to splash, to drip

[verb] to wear a piece of clothing

[verb] to pun (謎掛け)

[suffix] to address someone, to direct, to do (something to someone)

[suffix] to be about to, to begin

[suffix] in the middle of, to begin (and not yet complete)

[conjunction] (mathematics) times (multiplication)

Alternative spelling
懸ける

【賭ける】

[verb] (gambling) to gamble, stake, wager

[verb] to bet, be almost certain

[verb] to risk, bet

【欠ける】

[verb] be damaged, be broken

[verb] be missing, to lack

[verb] be insufficient, be short

[verb] for the moon to wane

Alternative spelling
闕ける

【駆ける】

[verb] 翔る, 翔ける: to soar; to fly

[verb] to run; to dash

[verb] to run; to dash

[verb] to gallop (one's horse); to canter

[verb] to attack (as an army); to charge (esp. cavalry)

Alternative spellings
翔る, 翔ける

【翔】J	[proper noun] a male given name

(This term, かける (kakeru), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かける, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かける.)

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 書ける, 描ける, 翔る.)