JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 格: "status, rank, capacity"
The kanji 格 means "status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カクコウキャクゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 281 of 2,501 |
Common words with 格
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 性格character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature · characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 格好shape; form; figure; posture · appearance; style
- 資格qualifications; requirements; capabilities
- 本格的genuine; real; authentic; standard · full-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged
- 人格personality; character; individuality; personhood
- 合格passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade · meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification; being found eligible
- 体格build; physique; frame; constitution
- 格status; position; rank · method; way; style
- 失格disqualification; elimination; incapacity · being unfit for one's role; being a failure
- 格闘(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle · struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with)
- 価格price; value; cost
- 格段dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable · (far) better; exceptional
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