懸 (consult, depend, distant, far apart, hang, state of suspension) - Kanji Codex

懸

consult, depend, distant, far apart, hang, state of suspension

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

か.かるか.ける

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:20

JLPT:1

Frequency:889

Vocabulary

ケ

Word	Reading	Meaning
懸念	けねん	worry; fear; anxiety; concern
懸想	けそう	falling in love; attachment
懸念材料	けねんざいりょう	cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
軽度懸念	けいどけねん	least concern (IUCN Red List category)
低懸念	ていけねん	Least Concern (conservation status); LC

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
懸案	けんあん	pending question; unresolved problem
懸賞	けんしょう	offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
懸念	けんねん	worry; fear; anxiety; concern
懸命	けんめい	eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
懸垂	けんすい	pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
一生懸命	いっしょうけんめい	very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
引っ懸ける	ひっかける	to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; to drink (alcohol); to splash someone (with); to hit the ball off the end of the bat
懸かる	かかる	to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on; to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
懸け	かけ	credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; rest; rack; peg; hook; stand; in the process of (doing); midway through; half-(done); on the verge of; just about to; hot noodles in broth; wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
懸ける	かける	to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call); to spend (time, money); to expend; to use; to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.); to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose; to multiply (arithmetic operation); to secure (e.g. lock); to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else); to bind; to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to apply (insurance); to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)

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