hang / halfway done

(handleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON + (katakana toe)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

GAI

Mnemonic

Use your hand to hang the GUY's toe from the termite mound.

The termites will feast tonight! (the hand was made out of wood, and the guy was a pirate - it's a long story).

Kunyomi

( ) か*ける I hang something using a hook or pin. Also, to sprinkle something on something else (pepper, salt, etc.) Also means to drape over : drape a blanket over a sleeping child or put a tablecloth on the um uh table. Also means to turn on something electric, although how this is different from 使う is unclear!
★★☆☆☆
( ) か*かる something is hung
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

手掛り(てがかり)

a clue ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(hand) + (hang / halfway done ) = 手掛り (a clue)

xxx 掛け(かけ) のYYY

halfway-done ★★★☆☆ KANA

SUFFIX meaning halfway done. could be anything. a halfway-eaten cake, a halfway-drawn picture, a hal

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
hang / halfway done HAND
collision HEAVY
shopping district TERMITE HILL
art / technique WOOD

Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!

Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.

A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.

Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.

Synonyms

hang, attach, adhere
はる 掛ける   
hang
掛ける    懸ける