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格

Status
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingカク、コウ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 14

Verbs with «格»

合格する格納する

Meanings

  1. statusRtK
  2. rank
  3. capacity
  4. character
  5. case (law, grammar)
  1. position
  2. method
  3. way

Synonyms

ケースランク

Homonyms

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Same reading (かく)
角 · angle書く · to write掻く · to scratch画 · stroke (of a kanji)各 · each核 · stone (of a fruit)欠く · to chip

Popular Usage

価格格好合格性格格別格差規格

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
格
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · each · walking legs (儿) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 312

Compound words

価格かかく
price; value; cost
合格ごうかく
passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.)
性格せいかく
character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature; characteristics
格好かっこう
shape; form; figure; posture; pose
格別かくべつ
particular; special; exceptional; especial; particularly
合格するごうかくする
to pass
格差かくさ
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
規格きかく
standard; norm
格安かくやす
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
格子こうし
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
格段かくだん
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable; (far) better
格闘かくとう
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.)
厳格げんかく
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous
骨格こっかく
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique
資格しかく
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
失格しっかく
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
昇格しょうかく
promotion; raising of status
人格じんかく
personality; character; individuality; personhood
体格たいかく
build; physique; frame; constitution
適格てきかく
eligible; qualified; competent
破格はかく
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; special; abnormal
品格ひんかく
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
風格ふうかく
personality; style; appearance
本格ほんかく
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

On Reading Examples

彼はあまりにも性格が攻撃的で、人に避けられている。せいかく
He is so aggressive that others avoid him.tatoeba
あなたがメールでおっしゃることは全て正当です。価格を除いては。かかく
Everything you said in your mail is just right - except the price.tatoeba
thatには、主格、目的格の２つしかなく、格による形の変化はない。かく
'That' has only the two cases, nominative and objective, and it does not inflect depending on the case.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士の資格を持っている。
He is qualified to be a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は貧乏にも関わらず、そのテストに合格した。
He passed the test in the face of poverty.tatoeba
彼は必ず試験に合格すると思う。
He is sure to pass the exam.tatoeba
彼は彼女を快活な性格だとみなした。
He characterized her as lively.tatoeba
カラオケは酒席の余興という格好だった。
Karaoke was regarded as a side show in bars.wiki
これは頼朝政権の格好の雛形となったろう。
This seems to have been the Yoritomo government in microcosm.wiki
炊き込みご飯のそれはまた格別である。
That of takikomi gohan (mixed rice) is particularly favored.wiki
神社の木々の中で楽しむ能も格別である。
It is significant to enjoy Noh at a shrine surrounded by trees.wiki
そのため所得格差が大きくなり、弁当に大きな貧富の差が表われた。
Therefore, the income gap was widened, and large gap between rich and poor had emerged.wiki
一方で貧富の格差も増大し、労働争議や社会主義運動が起こるようになる。
On the other hand, a gap between the rich and the poor was widened, and disputes and socialism came to arise.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Status, standard. 木 (wood) + 各 (each) — each beam in a frame has its place.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 格

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step