掛かる (Kakaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto hang
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come into view; to arrive
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come under (a contract, a tax)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto start (engines, motors)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto attend; to deal with; to handle
Examples
クソっ。かかれ！
Start, dammit!
壁に時計が掛かっている。
There is a clock on the wall.
壁には絵が掛かっている。
There is a picture on the wall.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).