格
格 — Status
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
On’yomiカク (kaku)
On’yomiコウ (kou)
On’yomiキャク (kyaku)
On’yomiゴウ (gou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 格
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 本格 | ほんかく honkaku | original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something) |
| 本格的 | ほんかくてき honkakuteki | genuine; real; authentic |
Study notes
格 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #281 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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