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status

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingカク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 5

Meanings

statusRtK
rank
capacity
character
case (law, grammar)

position
method
way

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

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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

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