掛かる

• (Tokyo) かかる (Nakadaka – )^[1]
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掛(か)かる • (kakaru) intransitive godan (stem 掛(か)かり (kakari), past 掛(か)かった (kakatta))

1. to hang; to suspend or float in a high position as if suspended

   壁(かべ)に絵(え)が掛(か)かっている

   kabe ni e ga kakatte iru

   A painting is hanging on the wall.

   月(つき)が中天(ちゅうてん)に掛(か)かる

   tsuki ga chū ten ni kakaru

   The moon hangs in the middle sky.

2. to be poured over something; to fall and cover something

   イチゴにミルクがかかっている

   ichigo ni miruku ga kakatte iru

   Milk is poured over strawberries.

   ほこりがかかる

   hokori ga kakaru

   Dust is falling everywhere.

3. to go across; to go from one side to the other

   川(かわ)に橋(はし)が掛(か)かる

   kawa ni hashi ga kakaru

   A bridge runs across the river.

   水引(みずひき)の掛(か)かった祝(いわ)いの品(しな)

   mizuhiki no kakatta iwai no shina

   present tied up with rice paper cord

4. to be set up; to be constructed or erected

   小屋(こや)が掛(か)かる

   koya ga kakaru

   A simple house is built up.

5. to be entrapped; to be tricked

   大(おお)きな魚(さかな)がかかる

   ōkina sakana ga kakaru

   A big fish is caught.

   計略(けいりゃく)にかかる

   keiryaku ni kakaru

   deceived by the stratagem

6. to be affected with something bad

   伝染病(でんせんびょう)にかかる

   densenbyō ni kakaru

   to be infected

   災難(さいなん)にかかる

   sainan ni kakaru

   to suffer a disaster

7. to function; to work

   技(わざ)がかかる

   waza ga kakaru

   The tactic works.

   車(くるま)のエンジンがかからない

   kuruma no enjin ga kakaranai

   This car's engine doesn't work.

8. to worry; to be imposed as a burden (on someone)

   迷惑(めいわく)がかかる

   meiwaku ga kakaru

   This causes trouble for me. (lit. "Trouble bothers me.")

   心(こころ)に掛(か)かる日本(にほん)の将来(しょうらい)

   kokoro ni kakaru nihon no shōrai

   the worrying future of Japan

   税金(ぜいきん)が掛(か)かる

   zeikin ga kakaru

   (Someone/something is) taxed.

   老後(ろうご)は子供(こども)に掛(か)かる

   rōgo wa kodomo ni kakaru

   I will depend on my children when I get old.

9. to require, to take time or money, to cost

   十分(じゅっぷん)くらい掛(か)かる。

   Juppun kurai kakaru.

   It takes about ten minutes.

10. to begin; to start

    溺(おぼ)れかかる

    oborekakaru

    to start drowning

    相手(あいて)をのんでかかる

    aite o nonde kakaru

    He begins to comply with the opponent.

    取(と)り壊(こわ)しにかかる

    torikowashi ni kakaru

    to begin demolition

11. to attack; to assault

    掛(か)かれ!

    kakare!

    Attack!

    束(たば)になって掛(か)かる

    taba ni natte kakaru

    to gather and attack

12. (of a fog) to hang