額

forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ガク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひたい

Nanori (名乗り)

ぬか

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:18

JLPT:N2

Frequency:407

Vocabulary

ガク

Word	Reading	Meaning
額面	ガクメン	face value; par
巨額	キョガク	huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
金額	キンガク	amount of money; sum
月額	ゲツガク	monthly sum; monthly amount
減額	ゲンガク	reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
額	がく	(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
額	ひたい	forehead; brow
額縁	がくぶち	(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
額面割れ	がくめんわれ	drop below par
額が少ない	がくがすくない	insufficient (money, etc.)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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congratulations, joy

face, expression

obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion

jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign

distribute, disseminate, partition, understand

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias