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THE WORD · N5

かけるかける

call by phone

Verbe · Suffix · Group 2 verb

10円えんで電話でんわがかけられますか。

Can I make a phone call for ten yen?

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: mookeee · French : ANH_DAO

Parts of speech

Group 2 verb (ichidan) · Transitive · Suffix

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 2 (ichidan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

Other written forms: 掛ける

Close or Related Words

Dictionary references: they are not necessarily synonyms.

  • 賭けるかける — play; bet; bet; bet Source

Same reading, another word

English dictionary meanings
  • 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)
  • to put on (e.g. a blanket)
  • to put on top of
  • to cover
  • to lay
  • to spread
  • to put on (glasses, etc.)
  • to wear (a necklace, etc.)
  • to make (a call)
  • to spend (time, money)
  • to expend
  • to use
  • to pour (liquid) onto
  • to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto
  • to splash
  • to throw (e.g. water) onto
  • 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
  • to multiply (arithmetic operation)
  • to secure (e.g. lock)
  • to take a seat
  • to sit
  • to rest (something on something else)
  • to support (something on something else)
  • to bind
  • to wager
  • to bet
  • to risk
  • to stake
  • to gamble
  • to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
  • to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
  • to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
  • to argue (in court)
  • to deliberate (in a meeting)
  • to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
  • to increase further
  • to catch (in a trap, etc.)
  • to set atop
  • to erect (a makeshift building)
  • to apply (insurance)
  • to pun (on a word)
  • to use (a word) as a pivot word
  • to play on words
  • to be partway doing ...
  • to begin (but not complete) ...
  • to be about to ...
  • to address (someone)
  • to direct (something, to someone)
  • to do (something, to someone)

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