# 掛 hang / halfway done

(handleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON + (katakana toe)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

GAI |

## Mnemonic

| Use your hand to hang the GUY's toe from the termite mound. The termites will feast tonight! (the hand was made out of wood, and the guy was a pirate - it's a long story).

## Kunyomi

( を ) か＊ける | I hang something using a hook or pin. Also, to sprinkle something on something else (pepper, salt, etc.) Also means to drape over : drape a blanket over a sleeping child or put a tablecloth on the um uh table. Also means to turn on something electric, although how this is different from 使う is unclear! ★★☆☆☆
( が ) か＊かる | something is hung ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

手掛り(てがかり) | a clue ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 手 (hand) + 掛 (hang / halfway done ) = 手掛り (a clue)
xxx 掛け(かけ) のYYY | halfway-done ★★★☆☆ KANA SUFFIX meaning halfway done. could be anything. a halfway-eaten cake, a halfway-drawn picture, a hal

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木

Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!

Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.

A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.

Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.

## Synonyms

hang, attach, adhere はる 掛ける
hang 掛ける 懸ける