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掛

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 780 / 2,608

Hang

On’yomi
かい、けい
Kun’yomi
か
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 玉 (Ball), less common than 腕 (Arm).

Fingers on the left, dirt in the middle, and a toe on the right — your fingers reach through dirt to grab a toe, hanging a small ornament on it.

In words

掛ける かける to hang somethingN4
掛け かけ creditN1
掛かる かかる to take (e.g. time, money, etc),to hangN3

掛 is rank 780 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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