掛かり【がかり】
Frequency rank: 23,730. – 23,859. (for form がかり: 8,537. – 8,552.)
- taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.)
- similar to ...
- dependent on ...; reliant on ...
- while ...; when ...; in the midst of ...after the -masu stem of a verb
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- taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.)
- dependent on ...; reliant on ...
- while ...; when ...; in the midst of ...
This usage refers to measuring or counting how much time, how many people, or similar quantities are involved in a situation.
The task takes one hour.
This meaning emphasizes a relationship of dependency where one thing relies on another.
His health is reliant on his lifestyle choices.
This usage indicates a simultaneous occurrence or action happening at the same time as another.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かかり掛かりがおおい多いto be dependent on many (people/things)じかんがかかり時間が掛かりそうit seems that it will take timeかかり掛かりがひつよう必要reliant on helpかかり掛かりをしているbeing in the midst of doing somethingかかり掛かりのあるしごと仕事a job that is dependent on othersすぐにかかり掛かりがくる来るtaking a while for someone to arriveかかり掛かりそん損wasted time due to dependenceいつもがかり掛かりにいるto always be reliant on othersかかり掛かりのないせいかつ生活a life without dependenciesかかり掛かりをかんがえる考えるto consider dependencies
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