掛ける

かける · kakeru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan

to hang

👓🖼️ kakeru: catch on a hook — glasses hook on ears, frames hook on walls

掛 has the hand radical 扌: a hand placing something so it catches and stays. Glasses catch on your ears, a frame catches on a nail. Sound hook: ka-KE-ru, like a coat rack you hook things on.

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