罹る (Kakaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to contract (a disease), to suffer from”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto contract (a disease); to suffer from
Examples
彼は流感にかかった。
He came down with the flu.
彼は風邪にかかった。
He came down with a cold.
彼はガンにかかった。
He has got cancer.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).