~掛け

~かけ · ~kake · JLPT N1 · noun

hanger

🪝 掛け = from 掛ける, to hang: a rack is a hang-spot. 帽子掛け = hat hanger

The suffix ~掛け marks a fixture for hanging the item named before it: 帽子掛け (hat rack), 傘掛け (umbrella hook), 上着掛け (coat hanger). The stem 掛け comes from the verb 掛ける, to hang.

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