かか
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
2. to hang
3. to come into view; to arrive
4. to come under (a contract, a tax)
5. to start (engines, motors)
6. to attend; to deal with; to handle
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
7. to have started to; to be on the verge of
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
8. to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
9. to (come) at
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
10. to be fastened
11. to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
12. to be caught in
13. to get a call
14. to depend on
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (102 in total)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
Examples (200 in total)
It's going to take a long time.
It'll take a long time.
It won't cost you anything.
Will it be much longer?
It won't take so long.
Today it's foggy.
There is a map on the wall.
There is a bridge over the pond.
It's a time-consuming task.
The engine started again.
It will take one or two days.
How can I start the engine?
How much will it cost?
How much longer is it going to take?
I have no idea how much it costs.
Prosperity depends on hard work.
He has got cancer.
The rain clouds started to come.
Is there a service charge for that?
There's no membership fee for joining.
How many days will it take?
There's a tablecloth on the table.
I've caught the flu.
It's almost over.
His life rests on her.
The house was on the verge of collapse.
It might take a little while.
There are many paintings on the wall.
Hospitals are very expensive.
Are all the windows locked?
A strange fish is on the hook.
How much does it cost to rent a bicycle?
Their hats were hanging there.
How much longer do you think it'll take?
I felt that my honor was at stake.
Are you subject to colds?
How long will it take by plane?
Men are subject to temptation.
It will be some time before he gets well.
It took me several hours to write it.
He was caught in the clutches of the law.
A beautiful rainbow is spanning the sky.
Many paintings hang in art museums.
How long does it take to reach Okinawa?
The insurance covers everything here.
Everything hangs on his answer.
There is a portrait of Bob on the wall.
The dog barked at the squirrel.
This expedition will be expensive.
"How much did it cost?" "It cost me a thousand yen."
How long will it be to dinner?
Tom doesn't care how much things cost.
The computer repair took all day.
His poem reads as follows.
To my surprise, the door was unlocked.
The picture is hung upside down.
Our stock of oil is running out.
He is under suspicion of theft.
I often have ear infections.
It takes years to master a foreign language.
How long will it take to get to the stadium?
It won't take long to read that book.
This task took three hours.
I've had a lot of calls today.
The child got angry and struck at his mother.
His plan will call for a lot of money.
Our success depend on your efforts.
It took me three days to clean the room.
It'll take at least one hour to go there.
The trip cost me a lot.
How much will it cost to get there by bus?
Solving the problem took three years.
It'll take at least an hour to get there.
I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
I keep the master copy under lock and key.
It will require substantial time and financial resources.
This is a picture painted by him.
It will only take a moment to answer the question.
It's got a red sauce on it, like tomato sauce or something.
All the passengers were saved from drowning.
It took us a week to locate their hideaway.
How many hours does it take to go to Okinawa by plane?
That job will take at least ten days.
The trip will take at least five days.
The dogs barked furiously at the intruder.
It took Brian several hours to write a card.
It took me more than a month to get over my cold.
He wanted to reduce the tax on imports.
It took him several weeks to recover from the shock.
It took several months to make that movie.
My uncle wrote this letter of introduction.
How long does it take to walk to the city hall?
The picture was painted by Picasso.
Everything depends upon the results.
It cost me 100 yen to send the letter.
Golf is a very expensive sport.
You're too suspicious about everything.
It took Rei 20 days to get over her injury.
How long did it take you to finish reading the book?
The actual cost was higher than the estimate.
They rescued the boy from drowning.
It took a long time for me to convince him that I was right.
Tokyo is a very expensive place to live.
She was occupied in cooking all afternoon.
Everything depends on whether you pass the examination.
Your success depends upon whether you work hard or not.
The fate of the hostages depends on the result of the negotiation.
It took him a week to finish the work.
It took me a couple of hours to solve this problem.
It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.
It took a long time, but in the end I was able to convince him.
George was tricked into buying the land.
How long does the airport bus take to get to the airport?
It took us three hours to come to a conclusion.
It took a long time for her to write the report.
It took me two hours to get to Yokohama.
"Where's my black coat?" "It's hanging up in the closet."
All these goods are heavily taxed.
It took me five hours to drive there.
The voyage to America used to take many weeks.
It takes two hours to go to school by bus and train.
There used to be a bridge between two river banks.
It took me more than one month to get over my cold.
It took me two hours to memorize this sentence.
There's been a constant stream of complaint calls since last week.
This plan will be very expensive to carry out.
How long did it take you to translate this book?
It cost lots of money to put the plan into practice.
It'll take me a long time to finish reading that book.
At a rough estimate, I would say the job will take two weeks.
This is going to take a long time, said Tony.
It took six hours to climb to the top.
Everything depends on what you will do.
I don't care how much it costs. I'm going to buy it anyway.
Our success depends on whether he helps us or not.
It took a lot of time and money to build the machine.
I think it'll take more than a year to finish building our house.
How long does it take you to walk to the nearest supermarket?
It took me three days to finish reading this book.
How long does it take from here to Tokyo Station by car?
That tall boy saved the drowning child.
He didn't like to ask for help even if he was starving.
The picture was painted by a famous painter.
It will be three months before our house is completed.
How long did it take you to collect so many coins?
It took more than a month to get over my cold, but I'm OK now.
The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse.
It took the doctor eight hours to do the operation.
It took me more than three hours to translate this into French.
The snow was melting and stuck to my skis.
"How long does it take to get to Vienna on foot?" he inquired.
You must keep this machine free from dust.
My car broke down this morning and won't be repaired until Friday.
The problem is that solar energy just costs too much.
I think it will cost you more than 10,000 yen to have this camera fixed.
If your tooth hurts, you should see a dentist.
No matter how long it takes, I will finish the job.
We should approach this problem from different angles.
How long does it take you to get here from your house by train?
We'll finish the work even if it takes us all day.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
The problem with our plan is not so much the cost as it is the time required.
Your success will largely depend upon how you will make good use of your opportunity.
Please make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened.
In my experience, it takes one year to learn French grammar.
Prices have risen in Japan and Tokyo is very expensive to live in.
As soon as the product was introduced on TV, the calls for orders started pouring in.
The words above the door of the theater were one meter high.
It doesn't cost 300 yen.
It's going to take a few minutes.
I will be back in less than five minutes.
It takes us half an hour to walk to school.
It took us half an hour to set up the tent.
There is a bridge two miles upstream.
It took them two years to build the house.
It has taken forty-six years to build this temple.
It will cost about 2000 yen to repair it.
It will cost at least 2000 yen to take a taxi.
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
How long does it take to the station by taxi?
A trip to Hawaii costs around 200 dollars.
It took him five years to write this novel.
It took me half an hour to work out this problem.
It takes 10 minutes to solve this problem.
It cost me 3,000 yen to buy the record.
It cost him 3,000 yen to get a haircut.
It took Jane twenty hours to fly to Japan.
It took him three months to learn to ride a bicycle.
It took her more than three months to read through the magazine.
It will cost you $100 to fly to the island.
The work will take anywhere from two to three weeks.
It took me more than a week to put the model ship together.
It'll take a week or so to read through this book.
It cost him ten dollars to get the ticket for the musical.
It takes us thirty minutes to walk from here to the station.
The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.
To investigate the incident would take us at least three weeks.
Even if it takes me ten years, I am determined to accomplish the job.
According to my experience, it takes one year to master French grammar.
It will take him at least two years to be qualified for that post.