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掛かる

かかる

to hang, to be hung

Mnemonic

The same peg as 掛ける, except that nobody's hand is on this one. The calendar is simply up there, being beautiful at you: かかる.

Worth knowing

掛ける かける is you hanging it; 掛かる is it hanging. Same sound as the kana かかる, 'to take time'.

Built from

hang, hook
扌 a hand reaching up to a peg to hang something on it.

Also read かかる

to take (e.g. time or money)

Words sharing these kanji

to hang, to put on

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