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What does 罹る (かかる, kakaru) mean?

罹る (かかる, kakaru) means to contract (an illness), to fall ill with.

Quick facts
Readingかかる
Romajikakaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かかる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkakaru

to contract (an illness), to fall ill with

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to contract (a disease); to suffer from

Example sentences

  • My little brother ended up catching a cold.

  • The number of people with serious illnesses has increased.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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