JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 閣: "tower, tall building, palace"
The kanji 閣 means "tower, tall building, palace". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク 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
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 | tower, tall building, palace |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 444 of 2,501 |
Common words with 閣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 閣下your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
- 内閣cabinet (of a government); ministry
- 閣僚cabinet ministers
- 天守閣castle tower; keep; donjon
- 金閣golden pavilion
- 閣議cabinet meeting
- 内閣府Cabinet Office
- 楼閣multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
- 尖閣諸島place : Senkaku Islands
- 内閣総理大臣prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
- 神社仏閣(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
- 砂上の楼閣house built on sand; house of cards
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