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JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

罹かかる

kakaru

to catch (an illness)

Also written かかる; the kanji separates it from かかる (to take time). Note written by AI.

Example sentences

私わたしはかつて大病たいびょうにかかったことがあった。
Once I had a very bad disease.
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彼かれは風邪かぜにかかった。
He came down with a cold.
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彼かれはガンにかかった。
He has got cancer.
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Kanji in 罹

罹catch; getOnリ・ラKunかかる

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