Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to come near, to approach.
  2. to be on the verge of, to be about to.
  3. to overhang, to hang over.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
差し掛かる さしかかる
 
 
 
 
差しかかる さしかかる
 
 
差し掛る さしかかる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distinction, difference, variation
サ さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
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)