掛

latch; lock; sneck

Archaic

joint of the jaw

to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to rebuild (a bridge)

to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else

to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently

music suspension

to multiply

to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross; to cross-fertilize; to hybridize

being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on

pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub

pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)

boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes

hiding one's true feelings

掛子／掛け子 only; Slang

person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim

putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; doing up (buttons) incorrectly

disagreement; conflict; discrepancy; mismatch; inconsistency

crossing paths without meeting; missing each other

kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

rapid-fire comic dialogue

Martial arts

kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender

bill collection

bill collector

temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to

to build (a bridge) over a river

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)

Usu. 〜にする

stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)

family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)

comfort (of glasses, a chair, etc.)

wall map; wall chart

Archaic

Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya)

ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat

netsuke; item attached to a netsuke

cloth covering

hanging sign

mallet; maul

selling on credit