懸かる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
懸る

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kàkáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ka̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

()かる • (kakaruintransitive godan (stem ()かり (kakari), past ()かった (kakatta))

  1. to hang in the air
  2. to hang on
  3. depend on, rest on, fall on
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      そして政府(せいふ)正当性(せいとうせい)は、究極的(きゅうきょくてき)には行動力(こうどうりょく)識見(しきけん)(ゆう)する市民(しみん)()かっている。
      Soshite seifu no seitōsei wa, kyūkyokuteki ni wa kōdōryoku ya shikiken o yūsuru shimin ni kakatte iru.
      and the legitimacy of governments will ultimately depend on active and informed citizens.

Conjugation