かかる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | かかる | かからない |
| Polite | かかります | かかりません |
| Past polite | かかりました | かかりませんでした |
| Past | かかった | かからなかった |
| Te-form | かかって | かからないで |
| Desire | かかりたい | かかりたくない |
| Potential | かかれる | かかれない |
| Passive | かかられる | かかられない |
| Causative | かからせる | かからせない |
| Causative passive | かからせられるalso かからされる | かからせられないalso かからされない |
| Volitional | かかろう | |
| Polite volitional | かかりましょう | |
| Imperative | かかれ | かかるな |
| Conditional | かかれば | かからなければ |
| Tara conditional | かかったら | かからなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
take time; cost money; require a resource
Used with time, money, effort, and similar resources: the resource is marked with が or the activity with に.
See also: 時間がかかる
駅まで歩いて三十分かかる。
It takes thirty minutes to walk to the station.
The repairs cost quite a lot of money.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
hang; be hanging
Describes something being suspended, hung on a surface, or placed so that it hangs there.
A large clock is hanging on the wall.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be locked; be fastened
Common with 鍵: 鍵がかかる means a lock is engaged or a door is locked.
See also: 鍵がかかる
I checked whether the front door was locked.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
get a phone call; receive a call
Used with 電話 as the subject: 電話がかかる means a call comes in.
See also: 電話が掛かる
A call came from my mother late at night.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for engines, motors, and similar machines beginning to run; the machine is the subject.
On cold mornings, the car engine does not start easily.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for being caught in a trap, net, trick, or scheme; often appears as 罠にかかる.
See also: 罠にかかる
A fish got caught in the net.
He fell for a scam and lost a large amount of money.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
depend on; hinge on
Often used as ～にかかっている to say that the outcome depends on a condition, person, or effort.
The result of the match depends on the final point.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
begin a task; set about; get down to
Usually ～にかかる, with the task marked by に, as in 仕事にかかる.
Once the break is over, let's get right to work.
godan verb (-ru), auxiliary verb
be starting to; be on the verge of
Auxiliary use after a verb stem, as in 崩れかかる or 死にかかる, meaning that an action or state has begun or is about to happen.
The old bridge is starting to collapse.
Outside, the sun was already beginning to set.
godan verb (-ru), auxiliary verb
come at; move toward; fall upon
Auxiliary or compound-verb use where an action is directed toward someone or something, as in 飛びかかる and 降りかかる.
The dog suddenly leapt at me.
An unexpected misfortune befell him.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be covered; have something over it
Used when a cloth, dust, snow, or similar covering lies over or rests on something.
A white cloth is covering the table.
The old books were covered with dust.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be subject to; come under; be charged
Used for taxes, fees, rules, contracts, and similar obligations applying to something.
Consumption tax applies to this product.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be attended by; be dealt with by; consult
Often used of being seen or treated by a doctor, as in 医者にかかる; more generally it can mean that someone handles or deals with a case.
I saw a doctor because my fever would not go down.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
The broad sense of coming into sight is limited in modern use; the important learner phrase is お目にかかる, a humble expression meaning to meet someone.
See also: お目にかかる
I am pleased to meet you.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for a range or piece of information extending over or covering another section; for simple duplication, other verbs such as かぶる or 重なる may be more common.
This explanation extends onto the next page.
This job takes three days.
The car's engine started.
The outcome of the match depends on tomorrow's weather.
Customs duties apply to imported goods.
The tree is about to fall over.
A call came in from a friend.
かかる (as in 病気にかかる) is the ordinary modern verb for contracting a disease, whereas this sense of 引き受ける is rare and old-fashioned.
かかる is the normal modern verb for catching an illness, while this sense of 感じる is old-fashioned and rarely used today.
family doctor; regular clinic; one's regular doctor
approach; come near · be on the verge of; be about to reach · overhang; hang over
starting; engaging · expenses; costs · attack (in Go); corner approach · barb (of a fish hook) · charge; duty; person in charge
talk about indecent things; speak lewdly
commencement; start; beginning
start doing; begin to do · be in the middle of doing; have started but not finished
fresh bathwater to pour over oneself
happen to come; come by chance
snag; hook getting caught on underwater obstacle
bridgeway; covered bridge passage; hashigakari
Double Wing Attack opening · mutual attack
all together; with combined efforts; in a body
Rare okurigana variant of 懸かる.
Rare kanji form. It may be seen in more formal or literary contexts, especially where something hangs, depends, or is at stake.