掛かる
かかる
hepburn kakaru
to take (time, cost), to be hung
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 時間がかかる。It takes time.
- 電話がかかってきた。A phone call came in.
Collocations
かかる (kakaru, take / hang / come, intransitive)かける (kakeru, hang / spend, transitive)時間がかかる (jikan ga kakaru, take time)お金がかかる (okane ga kakaru, cost money)電話がかかる (denwa ga kakaru, call comes in)
Mnemonic
Kakaru (掛かる, かかる) is the godan intransitive for "take time / cost money / hang / receive a call." Paired with kakeru. Senses: (1) time or cost (jikan ga kakaru, okane ga kakaru, tema ga kakaru); (2) hanging (e ga kabe ni kakaru); (3) phone calls (denwa ga kakaru, paired with denwa wo kakeru); (4) stakes and attention (ninki ga kakaru, shiken ga kakaru). Idioms: hana ni kakeru (boast), ki ni kakeru (be concerned), me ni kakaru (formal "meet you"). 掛 family: kakegoe, kakezan, kakejiku. Korean geollida, Chinese xuyao / gua, English take / hang diverge. JLPT N5 kakaru must pair with kakeru.
Quick check
Intransitive form for "X takes time"?