閣

tower, tall building, palace

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:444

Vocabulary

カク

Word	Reading	Meaning
閣議	カクギ	cabinet meeting
閣僚	カクリョウ	cabinet ministers
組閣	ソカク	formation of a cabinet
倒閣	トウカク	overthrow of government
内閣	ナイカク	cabinet (of a government); ministry

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
影の内閣	かげのないかく	shadow cabinet
閣下	かっか	your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
仏閣	ぶっかく	Buddhist temple
持ち回り閣議	もちまわりかくぎ	round-robin cabinet
閣僚レベル	かくりょうレベル	cabinet-level

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

question, ask, problem

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open, unfold, unseal

connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

hear, ask, listen