かけ

noun

  1. boxes which fit inside each other, nesting boxes.
  2. hiding one's true feelings.
  3. person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim. Slang.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かけ
掛子 かけご
 
掛け子 かけご
 
掛け籠 かけご
 
懸け籠 かけご
かけご
懸子
懸子 かけご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hang, suspend, depend
か.ける かけ カイ (8th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a divination sign
ケ カ カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)