JLPT N2 · 18 strokes
Kanji 額: "forehead, tablet, plaque"
The kanji 額 means "forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ガク in on'yomi and ひたい in kun'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)
ガク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひたい
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 | forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 407 of 2,501 |
Common words with 額
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 額(picture) frame; framed picture · amount (esp. of money); sum
- 額forehead; brow
- 金額amount of money; sum
- 高額large sum (of money); large amount · large denomination (banknote, etc.)
- 多額large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
- 全額total; full amount; sum
- 半額half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
- 額縁(picture) frame · architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
- 額面face value; par
- 総額total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
- 巨額huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
- 差額balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
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