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    3. 掛かり

    掛かり

    掛かか​り​

    starting (e.g. of an engine)

    KMT10News #35+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    掛り懸かり懸り

    かかりカカリ

    Noun

    1.
    starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock)
    2.
    expenses, costs
    3.
    attack (esp. a corner approach)
    go
    4.
    barb (of a fish hook)
    5.
    charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    このプロジェクトには多おおくの掛かかりがあります。

    This project has many costs.

    KMT7Work & CareerCore Concepts
    彼かれはイベントの準じゅん備びの掛かかりとして、忙いそがしく働はたらいています。

    As the person in charge of event preparations, he is working busily.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    古ふるい車くるまのエンジンは、冬ふゆの寒さむい朝あさにはなかなか掛かかりが悪わるかった。

    The old car's engine was slow to start on cold winter mornings.

    KMT10Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    新あたらしいシステムの導どう入にゅうには、予よ想そう以い上じょうの掛かかりが見み込こまれます。

    The introduction of the new system is expected to incur more costs than anticipated.

    KMT10Business & FinanceTechnology
    囲い碁ごの対たい局きょくで、彼かれは序じょ盤ばんから積せっ極きょく的てきに掛かかりを仕し掛かけた。

    In the Go match, he actively initiated an attack from the opening.

    KMT10GamesCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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