掛 kanji: meaning “hang”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N311 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- hang
- On'yomi
- カイ、ケイ
- Kun'yomi
- か・ける、か・け、か・かる、か・かり
Picture story to remember 掛
A hand (扌) hangs a bag of soil (土) from a wand-shaped hook.
Parts in this story:土
How to write 掛: stroke order
掛 is written with 11 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 掛
- 掛けかけcredit
- 掛け算かけざんmultiplication
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 掛 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
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