Japanese symbol for “argue”
掛ける
かける
Romaji: kakeru
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail)
In Japanese, argue is 掛ける, read かける (kakeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt 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)
- v1, vt to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
- v1, vt to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
- v1, vt to make (a call)
- v1, vt to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
- v1, vt to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
Written forms: 掛ける、懸ける. Readings: かける.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “argue”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 論じる | ろんじる ronjiru | to argue; to dispute |
| 争う | あらそう arasou | to quarrel; to argue; to dispute |
| 論ずる | ろんずる ronzuru | to argue; to dispute |
| 揉む | もむ momu | to argue; to have a heated discussion |
| 渡り合う | わたりあう watariau | to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく kakejiku | hanging scroll |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
See also: Chinese symbol for “argue”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.