掛かけ

suffix

hanger; holder; rack; hook; peg; stand

Suffix attached to nouns to indicate something that holds or supports the noun. Common in compounds like 傘掛け (umbrella stand) or 帽子掛け (hat rack).

• コートをコート掛かけにかけてください。

  Please hang your coat on the coat rack.

• 鍵かぎはいつも鍵かぎ掛かけに戻もどす。

  I always put the key back on the key hook.

suffix

in the process of; midway through; half-done

Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb to indicate an ongoing action or incomplete state. Usually written in kana.

• 読よみかけの本ほんが机つくえの上うえにある。

  There is a half-read book on the desk.

• 作つくりかけの料りょう理りを冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに入いれた。

  I put the half-made dish in the fridge.

suffix

on the verge of; just about to

Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb to indicate an action that is about to happen. Usually written in kana.

• 彼かれは死しにかけている。

  He is on the verge of death.

• 日ひが沈しずみかけている。

  The sun is just about to set.

noun

hot noodles in broth

Abbreviation of かけそば or かけうどん, referring to plain hot noodles in broth without toppings. Usually written in kana.

See also: かけそば · かけうどん

• 寒さむい日ひはかけが一いち番ばんだ。

  On a cold day, plain hot noodles are the best.

• かけに天てんぷらをトッピングした。

  I added tempura as a topping to the plain noodles.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

wholesale price proportion (in tenths)

Business term indicating the wholesale price as a proportion of the list price, expressed in tenths. For example, 7掛け means 70% of the list price.

• この商しょう品ひんは定てい価かの8掛かけで仕し入いれている。

  We purchase this product at 80% of the list price.

• 掛かけ率りつが低ひくいと利り益えきが出でない。

  If the wholesale proportion is low, we can't make a profit.