Word Meaning 掛かり

がかり gakari

掛かり is read as がかり (gakari) and means similar to ....

Meaning

English

  1. similar to ...
  2. taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.)
  3. dependent on ...
  4. reliant on ...
  5. while ...
  6. when ...
  7. in the midst of ...

Reading

Kana

がかり

Romaji

gakari

Writing Variants

  • 掛り がかり gakari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 149497 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掛ける

かける

to apply (insurance)

かけ

credit

掛け

かけ

credit

掛かる

かかる

to (come) at

掛け金

かけきん

installment

掛け声

かけごえ

shout (of encouragement, etc.)

掛け持ち

かけもち

holding two or more positions concurrently

掛け合う

かけあう

to throw on each other

掛け値

かけね

exaggeration

掛け心地

かけごこち

comfort (of glasses, a chair, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

Pleased to meet you.

I'm concerned with Tom's safety.

I'm worried about my future.

Tom was worried about his friend.

It takes a while for the effect to be noticeable.

This letter is the only key to the mystery.

The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.

He accused the man of stealing.

They accused him of being in the classroom in order to cause trouble.

As you'd expect from a high-end model, the user settings are amazingly detailed. It seems like it'll be a while until I can get one of my own.