字：掛ける（仮名：かける）
* Ichidan verb, Transitive Verb, Typically written in かな
  - To hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)
  - To let hang
  - To suspend (from)
  - To hoist (e.g. sail)
  - To raise (e.g. flag)
  >Example:  
  >コートをハンガーに**掛けて**おきなさい。  
  >Put your coat on a hanger.**[1]**  
  - To put on (e.g. a blanket)
  - To put on top of
  - To cover
  - To lay
  - To spread
  >Example:  
  >ウエートレスはテーブルの上に白いテーブルクロスを**かけた**。  
  >The waitress spread a white cloth over the table.**[2]**  
  - To put on (glasses, etc.)
  - To wear (a necklace, etc.)
  >Example:  
  >その婦人は真珠のネックレスを**かけていた**。  
  >The lady wore a necklace of pearls.**[3]**  
  - To make (a call)
  >Example:  
  >１０円で電話が**かけられます**か。  
  >Can I make a phone call for ten yen?**[4]**  
  - To spend (time, money)
  - To expend
  - To use
  >Example:  
  >スーツにそんなにお金を**かける**にはためらいがある。  
  >I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.**[5]**  
  - To pour (liquid) onto
  - To sprinkle (powder or spices) onto
  - To splash
  - To throw (e.g. water) onto
  >Example:  
  >コックさんは少しも**かけていない**。  
  >The cook hasn't put any on it.**[6]**  
  - To turn on (an engine, radio, etc.)
  - To set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.)
  - To put on (a dvd, song, etc.)
  - To use (a device, implement, etc.)
  - To cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.)
  - To burden (someone)
  - To impose
  >Example:  
  >大変ご迷惑を**おかけ**して申し訳ありません。  
  >I am sorry to trouble you so much.**[7]**  
  >Example:  
  >ご迷惑を**おかけ**して、本当に申し訳ありません。  
  >I really appreciate all the trouble you've gone to.**[8]**  
* Term: Mathematics
  - To multiply (arithmetic operation)
  >Example:  
  >４**掛ける**２は８だ。  
  >Four multiplied by two is eight.**[9]**  
  - To secure (e.g. lock)
  - To take a seat
  - To sit
  - To rest (something on something else)
  - To support (something on something else)
  >Example:  
  >どうぞ**おかけ**下さい。  
  >Please have a seat.**[10]**  
  - To bind
  - **Note**: also as 繋ける
  >Example:  
  >その箱に飾りのテープを**かけて**ください。  
  >Do up the box with decorative tape.**[11]**  
  - To wager
  - To bet
  - To risk
  - To stake
  - To gamble
  - To put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
  >Example:  
  >あいつに魔法を**かけて**カエルにしてやろう。  
  >I'll bewitch him into a frog!**[12]**  
  - To hold (a play, festival, etc.)
  - To hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
  >Example:  
  >だれもがその囚人に情けを**かけた**。  
  >Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.**[13]**  
  - To argue (in court)
  - To deliberate (in a meeting)
  - To present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
  >Example:  
  >その問題は委員会に**かけられている**。  
  >The question is before the committee.**[14]**  
  - To increase further
  - To catch (in a trap, etc.)
  - To set atop
  - To erect (a makeshift building)
  - To apply (insurance)
  >Example:  
  >その貨物にはあらゆる危険に対する保険が**掛けられた**。  
  >The freight was insured against all risks.**[15]**  
  - To pun (on a word)
  - To use (a word) as a pivot word
  - To play on words
* suffix, Ichidan verb, Typically written in かな
  - To be partway doing ...
  - To begin (but not complete) ...
  - To be about to ...
  - **Note**: after -masu stem of verb
  - To address (someone)
  - To direct (something, to someone)
  - To do (something, to someone)
  - **Note**: after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone
  >Example:  
  >しかし、農園主は彼に微笑み**かけました**。  
  >But the farmer smiled at him.**[16]**  
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